courtship
英 [ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp]
美 [ˈkɔːrt.ʃɪp]
将“courtship”分解为“court”和“ship”,记忆为“法庭上的船”。想象一艘船在法庭上航行,代表追求和求爱过程中的精致和正式。这个形象可以帮助你记住“courtship”这个单词的含义,即追求或求爱的过程。
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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。
- courtship (n.)
- 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1590s.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 5. They married after a short courtship.
- 他们恋爱不久便结婚了。