engagement是什么意思（engagement的用法）

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一、engagement是什么意思

1、engagement 订婚，约定

2、en-, 进入，使。-gage, 承诺，加入，词源同wage, wedding. 即给予承诺的，订婚的。

二、engagement的用法

1、engagement (n.)

2、1620s, "formal promise," from engage + -ment. Meaning "a battle or fight between armies or fleets" is from 1660s; sense of "state of having entered into a promise of marriage" is from 1742; meaning "appointment" is from 1806. Engagement ring attested by 1863.

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