词根词缀：spous-

【来源及含义】Latin: betrothed man, groom; betrothed woman, bride; both come from sponsus, past participle of spondere, "to promise, betroth" from Old French, espous [masculine, male]; espouse [feminine, female]

【相关词根词缀】This spous- unit is directly related to the spond-, spons- unit.

【同源单词】espousal, espouse, espoused, espouser, spousal, spousals