courtship
英 ['k??t??p]
美
- n. 求爱；求婚；求爱期
TEM8TOEFL低频词
词态变化
复数:?courtships;
中文词源
courtship 求偶，招商
来自court, 宫廷。原指侍臣对君主的态度，后词义外延不断扩大。
英文词源
- courtship (n.)
- 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1590s.
双语例句
- 1. After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.
- 经过3个周末的追求之后，帕梅拉接受了伦道夫的求婚。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.
- 恋爱没多长时间，她就接受了他的求婚。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school.
- 比起上学，他们对谈恋爱和汽车更感兴趣。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
- 雄性动物在求偶时会尽量展示自己，并发出一些声响。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. They married after a short courtship.
- 他们恋爱不久便结婚了。
来自《权威词典》