But, instead, he did this precious little drawing to mark their betrothal.

但是伦勃朗却以这幅珍贵的小素描来纪念两人的订婚礼。

With the development of the commercial economy, these betrothal gifts gradually changed into money.

随着商业经济的发展，彩礼的形式逐渐变为了金钱。

That took him by surprise. Brienne had never mentioned a betrothal. " Her father made a match for her ..."

他大吃一惊，布蕾妮从未提及订婚之事。" 他父亲为她… … ？"

Domitia I has met another ten year old also decked out in the insignia of betrothal.

Domitia I遇见了另一个十岁的孩子也戴着订婚的标志。

" And my grandfather has come to mislike lengthy betrothals, " the bastard Walder Rivers added. " I cannot imagine why" .

" 我父亲受够了遥遥无期的订婚，" " 杂种瓦德" 粗声喝道，" 您知道这是为什么？"

During the past few decades, betrothal gifts have gotten out of hand as in the case of the Hubei bridegroom.

但在过去的几十年里，彩礼的金额逐渐失控，就像这位湖北新郎的情况一样。

" You grow very quiet, " Tyrion Lannister observed. " Is this what you want? An end to your betrothal" ?

" 你很安静，" 提利昂·兰尼斯特评论。" 你得遂心愿了吗？你希望终止婚约吗？"

Already in 48 AD she had had a hand in Claudius’ daughter, Claudia Octavia’s betrothal to

早在公元 48 年，她就已经插手了克劳迪斯的女儿、克劳迪娅·奥克塔维亚与她的订婚。

After the engagement, the bridegroom-to-be would send betrothal gifts, or a bride price, to his fiancee's family as part of an important ceremony.

订婚后，作为重要仪式的一部分，准新郎会给未婚妻家送聘礼/彩礼。

" Because she has said that she would send it on the day when the betrothal was publicly proclaimed. That will be next Monday."

“因为她说过，她要在婚约公开宣布的那一天把照片送出去。那就是下星期一。”