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TOEFL BNC: 12293 COCA: 10459

courtship

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
courtship /ˈkoɚtˌʃɪp/ noun
plural courtships
courtship
/ˈkoɚtˌʃɪp/
noun
plural courtships
Learner's definition of COURTSHIP
somewhat old-fashioned : the activities that occur when people are developing a romantic relationship that could lead to marriage or the period of time when such activities occur恋爱;恋爱期
[count]
[noncount]
[noncount] : the behavior of animals that leads to sexual activity or the period of time when such behavior occurs(动物的)求偶,求偶期
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[noncount] : an attempt to convince someone to support you or to choose you or your organization奉承;讨好
TOEFL BNC: 12293 COCA: 10459

courtship

noun

court·​ship ˈkȯrt-ˌship How to pronounce courtship (audio)
: the act, process, or period of courting

Example Sentences

They had a two-year courtship before marrying. The male of the species often displays aggression during courtship. the President's courtship of middle-class voters
Recent Examples on the Web Against the backdrop of this courtship, rumors have also started to swirl that Pugh, the lead of Don’t Worry, Darling, was unhappy with Wilde and Styles’ relationship. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2022 Still, most of the small council approves of the courtship. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022 And once again Ephron slyly pokes at the tropes of courtship, using the grammar of classic, nineteen-fifties romance films to critique the genre. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Most friendships require a bit of courtship to get going. Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 10 June 2022 Each culture and generation has its own particular symbols of courtship. Bon Appétit, 24 May 2022 Court is illustrated with an image of a tennis court and the hand of a man holding flowers in an act of courtship. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 That’s why Holden, who is also a soccer analyst for Fox Sports, likened Tuesday’s dinner at the science center to the start of a courtship. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2021 The three-minute film, discovered at USC in 2017, features vaudeville performers Gertie Brown and Saint Suttle in a flirtatious courtship. Diane Haithman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of courtship was in 1596
TOEFL BNC: 12293 COCA: 10459
courtship

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + COURTSHIP | COURTSHIP + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVElong長期的戀愛brief, whirlwind短暫的追求;旋風式戀愛After a whirlwind courtship, they married and went to live in Bath.經過一場旋風式戀愛,他們結了婚並搬到巴斯生活。VERB + COURTSHIPinitiate開始追求COURTSHIP + NOUNbehaviour/behavior, display, ritual, song求偶行為;求偶的炫耀行為;求愛儀式;求偶歌the elaborate courtship display of the pigeon鴿子盡心竭力的求偶表現PREPOSITIONduring a/the courtship在戀愛期間They often went there together during their courtship.他們在戀愛期間經常一起去那裏。

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