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courtship

n. 求爱；求婚；求爱期

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中文词源

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。

英文词源

courtship (n.): 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1590s.

实用例句

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。

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