He was prescribing poetry to his betrothed.是什么意思？

He was prescribing poetry to his betrothed.

他在给他的未婚妻制定一种诗意.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

prescribing

v. 开药方( prescribe的现在分词 )，指示，规定，指定遵守；

例句
Doctors confine themselves to prescribing rather than dispensing.
医生仅仅是开药而不配药。

poetry

n. 诗，诗歌，诗意，诗情，作诗，诗歌艺术；

例句
He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.
他认为惠特曼的诗歌太粗俗。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

betrothed

adj. （古时用语）同某人订婚；n. （古时用语）未婚夫，未婚妻；v. 将某人许配给，订婚( betroth的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
She was betrothed to his brother.
她和他哥哥订了婚。