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拥护,订婚,婚礼

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Espousal \Es*pous"al\, n. [OF. espousailles, pl., F.
   ['e]pousailles, L. sponsalia, fr. sponsalis belonging to
   betrothal or espousal. See {Espouse}, and cf. {Sponsal},
   {Spousal}.]
   1. The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the
      plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of
      marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.

   2. The uniting or allying one's self with anything;
      maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.

            The open espousal of his cause.       --Lord Orford.

资料来源 : WordNet®

espousal
     n 1: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: {bridal}]
     2: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged [syn: {betrothal}]
     3: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception;
        "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide
        acceptance" [syn: {adoption}, {acceptance}, {acceptation}]