affiance
affiance
af.fi.ance AHD[…-fº“…ns] DJ[*6fa!*ns] KK[*6fa!*ns]
v.tr.（及物动词） af.fi.anced,af.fi.anc.ing,af.fi.anc.es
To bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth.
使订婚；使定亲
ORIGIN
1.From Middle Englishaffiaunce [assurance]
源自 中古英语affiaunce [保证]
2.from Old French
源自 古法语
3.fromaffier [to trust to]
源自affier [托付给]
4.from Medieval Latinaffīd³re}
源自 中世纪拉丁语affīd³re}
5.Latinad- [ad-]
拉丁语ad- [前缀，表“朝向”]
6.Latinfīdus [faithful] * see bheidh-
拉丁语fīdus [忠诚的] *参见 bheidh-
