courtship
英 ['k??t??p]
美
- n. 求愛；求婚；求愛期
TEM8TOEFL低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?courtships;
中文詞源
courtship 求偶，招商
來自court, 宮廷。原指侍臣對君主的態(tài)度，后詞義外延不斷擴大。
英文詞源
- courtship (n.)
- 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. After a three-weekend courtship, Pamela accepted Randolph's proposal of marriage.
- 經(jīng)過3個周末的追求之后，帕梅拉接受了倫道夫的求婚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.
- 戀愛沒多長時間，她就接受了他的求婚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school.
- 比起上學，他們對談戀愛和汽車更感興趣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
- 雄性動物在求偶時會盡量展示自己，并發(fā)出一些聲響。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They married after a short courtship.
- 他們戀愛不久便結婚了。
來自《權威詞典》