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courtship of sb/sth
表示对某人或某物的求爱行为。
The courtship of the princess lasted several months.
对公主的求爱持续了数月。
朝见；觐见
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朝见；觐见
The act of attending a royal court and showing the respect and politeness traditionally expected there.
The courtship of the princess lasted several months.
对公主的求爱持续了数月。
求爱的行为,即表现出传统宫廷式的礼貌与尊敬。
The act of paying court, that is, demonstrating such politeness and respect as is traditionally given at a court (“a formal assembly of a sovereign's retinue”).
Their courtship lasted for two years before they got married.
他们的求爱期持续了两年才结婚。
In many cultures, courtship involves specific rituals and gifts.
在许多文化中，求爱涉及特定的仪式和礼物。
The couple had a brief courtship and decided to marry within months.
这对情侣求爱期很短，几个月内就决定结婚。
表示对某人或某物的求爱行为。
The courtship of the princess lasted several months.
对公主的求爱持续了数月。
常用在描述求爱过程的句子中。
During courtship, male birds often perform elaborate dances.
在求爱期间，雄鸟经常表演复杂的舞蹈。
修饰courtship的形容词描述求爱的时间长度。
They had a long courtship before finally getting married.
他们经过漫长的求爱期才最终结婚。
Not this
They courtship for two years.
Use this
They courted for two years.
错误地将courtship当作动词使用。courtship是名词，表示求爱过程；正确动词形式是court。应使用动词形式。
Not this
His courtship with Mary lasted a year.
Use this
His courtship of Mary lasted a year.
介词误用。表示“对某人的求爱”时，courtship后应接介词of，而不是with。应使用of表示对象。
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求偶仪式；恋爱仪式
Many birds perform elaborate courtship rituals in spring.
许多鸟类在春天会进行精心编排的求偶仪式。
求偶行为
The male's courtship behavior is designed to attract a mate.
雄性的求偶行为是为了吸引配偶。
漫长的恋爱期
After a long courtship, they finally married.
经过漫长的恋爱期，他们终于结婚了。
旋风式恋爱；闪电恋爱
Their whirlwind courtship surprised all their friends.
他们旋风式的恋爱令所有朋友感到惊讶。
在求爱期间；在恋爱期间
During courtship, he wrote her a poem every week.
在求爱期间，他每周给她写一首诗。
正式求爱；礼节性恋爱
Their formal courtship followed the old customs of their village.
他们正式的求爱遵循了村里的古老习俗。
闪电恋爱；旋风式恋爱
After a whirlwind courtship, they announced their engagement.
在闪电恋爱后，他们宣布订婚了。
恋爱期是女人决定能否忍受一个男人的缺点的阶段；婚姻期是女人决定能否在没有这些缺点的情况下生活的阶段。
They married after a brief courtship.
他们经过短暂的恋爱后结婚了。
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联想：court（宫廷）+ship（船）→ 乘船去宫廷朝见，即courtship（觐见）。
语域：formal 常见场景：古典文学、历史语境 此义项为古旧用法，多用于历史或文学语境，指朝见君主或宫廷礼仪；现代英语中更常见的含义是“求爱、恋爱期”。
The -ship words here look like 'courtship' and share the spelling suffix '-ship', but their ending is pronounced /ʃɪp/ in those words. 'Courtship' has an extra 't' before 'sh', so the ending is /tʃɪp/, matching 'chip'. Thus these -ship words are lookalikes, not true rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.