verb🔗Share盟誓，缔结。 To pledge; to bind"The students handfasted themselves to the project, promising to work diligently until its completion. "学生们盟誓致力于这个项目，承诺努力工作直到完成。ritualfamilyreligiontraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share订婚，盟誓结婚 (obsolete or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally."Since they weren't ready for a full wedding, but wanted to start living together, they decided to handfast for a year and see if marriage was right for them. "因为他们还没准备好举办正式的婚礼，但又想开始同居生活，所以他们决定先订婚盟誓结婚一年，看看婚姻是否适合他们。familyritualreligionhistorytraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share结盟仪式，订婚仪式 The ceremony in which people handfast."After a year of dating, they decided to celebrate their love with a handfasting before planning their formal wedding. "交往一年后，他们决定在筹备正式婚礼前，先用一个订婚仪式来庆祝他们的爱情。ritualculturetraditionfamilyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
