名詞 espousal:

1. archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
   同義詞：bridal
2. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
   同義詞：betrothal
3. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
   同義詞：adoption, acceptance, acceptation

es.pous.al

n.（名詞）

A betrothal.
訂婚約
A wedding ceremony.
訂婚，訂婚儀式：結(jié)婚典禮
Adoption of an idea or a cause.
信條：信奉一個(gè)學(xué)說或事業(yè)

來(lái)源：
Middle English espousaille
中古英語(yǔ) espousaille
from sing. of Old French espousailles [betrothal]
源自 古法語(yǔ) espousailles的單數(shù) [訂婚]
from Latin spôns3lia [from neuter pl. of] spôns3lis [of a betrothal]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) spôns3lia [] 源自spôns3lis的中性復(fù)數(shù) [訂婚典禮的]
from spônsus [spouse] * see spouse
源自 spônsus [配偶] *參見 spouse