courtship

• n. 求愛；求婚；求愛期

來自court, 宮廷。原指侍臣對君主的態度，後詞義外延不斷擴大。

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.

經過3個周末的追求之後，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，並發出一些聲響。

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》