fiance
发音
How to pronounce fiance in British English:
英 [fɪ'ɑ:nseɪ]
How to pronounce fiance in American English:
美 [ˌfiən'seɪ]
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- Noun:
- a man who is engaged to be married
单词词源
- fiance (n.)
- "man to whom one is betrothed," 1864 (by 1826 as a French word in English), from French fiancé, past participle of fiancer "to betroth" (see fiancee). Borrowed earlier in Middle English as "confidence, trust; word of honor."
双语例句
- 1. She and her fiance were spooked .
- 2. Her fiance declined to comment .
- 3. This very common response came from women who made excuses for their fiance 's behavior before marriage .
- 4. For me , a peak was in january 2009 , when my fiance proposed to me via twitter .
- 5. Mr. tan said police wouldn 't let him see ms. wu because as her fiance he isn 't her immediate family .