bespoken

/əʊkən/ verb

past participle of bespeak

Word Origin From Old English 'besprecan' — 'be-' (about) + 'sprecan' (to speak). Originally, to 'bespeak' something meant to speak for it, to arrange or order it in advance. So 'bespoken' came to mean custom-made, as in a bespoke suit. The root 'speak' gives us 'speech,' 'speaker,' 'unspeakable,' and 'misspeak.' The breakdown be+speak+en shows the past participle form.

verb past participle of bespeak

His nervousness bespoken his lack of experience in public speaking.

(动词) bespeak的过去分词

他的紧张表明他缺乏公开演讲的经验。

(verbo) delatado; revelado; indicado [participio pasado de bespeak (delatar, indicar)]

Su nerviosismo delataba su falta de experiencia en hablar en público.

(verbe) Participe passé archaïque de « bespeak » (révéler, indiquer, laisser deviner).

Sa nervosité **bespoken** son manque d'expérience à parler en public.

(Verb) verriet; deutete hin auf [Partizip Perfekt von *bespeak*; etwas erkennen lassen oder darauf hinweisen.]

Seine Nervosität **bespoken** seine mangelnde Erfahrung im öffentlichen Reden.

(動詞) bespeak(~を示す・予告する)の過去分詞形。

彼の緊張は、人前で話す経験の不足を示していた。

(verbo) particípio passado de bespeak

Seu nervosismo revelava sua falta de experiência em falar em público.

adj betrothed or engaged to be married

The bespoken couple announced their engagement at the family gathering.

(形容词) 已订婚的;订了婚的

这对已订婚的恋人在家庭聚会上宣布了他们的订婚消息。

(adjetivo) prometido; comprometido; novio [prometido o comprometido para casarse]

La pareja prometida anunció su compromiso en la reunión familiar.

(adjectif) fiancé; promis [Fiancé, promis en mariage.]

Le couple **bespoken** a annoncé ses fiançailles lors du rassemblement familial.

(Adjektiv) verlobt [Verlobt oder versprochen, die Ehe einzugehen.]

Das **bespoken** Paar verkündete seine Verlobung auf der Familienfeier.

(形容詞) 婚約している、結婚を約束した。

婚約した二人は家族の集まりで婚約を発表した。

(adjetivo) noivado; prometido; noivo; noiva [noivado ou prometido para casar]

Os noivos anunciaram seu noivado durante a reunião familiar.

Word parts: be + speak + en

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