"woman to whom one is betrothed," 1844 (1837 as a French word in English), from French fiancée, fem. of fiancé, past participle of fiancer "to betroth," from fiance "a promise, trust," from fier "to trust," from Vulgar Latin *fidare "to trust," from Latin fidus "faithful" from the same root as fides "faith" (see faith). It has all but expelled native betrothed. The English verb fiance, now obsolete, was used c. 1450-1600 for "to engage to be married."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. His fiancee knitted him a pullover.
他的未婚妻為他織了一件套頭毛衣.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. His fiancee is a promissing young terpsichorean.
他的未婚妻是個(gè)有前途的青年舞蹈家.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. He was also a writer of beautiful stories, some of which are collaborations with his fiancee.
他還寫(xiě)了一些美妙的故事，其中有些是和他的未婚妻合著的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The whole incident had upset me and my fiancee terribly.
整個(gè)事件搞得我和未婚妻都心煩意亂。
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. He insinuateed ( to my fiancee ) that I was already married.