释义
[ fee-ahn-sey , fee-ahn -sey ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌfi ɑnˈseɪ, fiˈɑn seɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a man engaged to be married.
Origin of fiancé First recorded in 1850–55; from French: “betrothed,” past participle of fiancer, Old French fiancier, verbal derivative of fiance “a promise,” equivalent to fi(er) “to trust” (from unattested Vulgar Latin fīdāre, Latin fīdere ) + -ance noun suffix; see -ance, -ee
usage note for fiancé See fiancée.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fiancé fiancé , fiancée, faienceWords nearby fiancé FHWA, fi, FIA, fiacre, Fianarantsoa, fiancé , fiancée, fianchetto, Fianna, Fianna Fáil, fiasco
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Example sentences from the Web for fiancé So, although it’s odd to say your ex-fiancé , my ex fiancé is one of those people for me.
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Dear Blogger: My fiance and I are roughly-30-year-old software developers.
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I used to be into you and your fiance Blake Shelton's tweets, but neither of you have really been tweeting anymore.
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Katie Finneran's emotional acceptance speech dedicated to her fiance.
The Tonys Bring Out the Stars | Jacob Bernstein| June 14, 2010| DAILY BEAST
The young gentleman indulged himself in a fiance, as though he had the means to support her.
The Cabin | Vicente Blasco Ibez
Dicky looked up from his labours at this, and beheld his fiance for the first time.
His fiance was distant in manner, absorbed and self-centred.
My Own Affairs | Louise, Princess of Belgium
"But you just called him 'the capable Ruggles,'" insisted the fiance.
Ruggles of Red Gap | Harry Leon Wilson
Did you have any feeling that there was any personality in the sense of objection on her part, or lack of approval of your fiance?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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British Dictionary definitions for fiancé noun a man who is engaged to be married
Word Origin for fiancé C19: from French, from Old French fiancier to promise, betroth, from fiance a vow, from fier to trust, from Latin fīdere
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