wedding, marriage

名詞 marriage:

1. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
   同義詞：matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
2. two people who are married to each other
   同義詞：married couple, man and wife
3. the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
   同義詞：wedding, marriage ceremony
4. a close and intimate union

1. Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.
   她父親勉強答應(yīng)了這樁婚姻。
2. His character seems to have undergone a complete transformation since his marriage.
   他結(jié)婚之后性格判若兩人。
3. His marriage is full of happiness.
   他的婚姻生活很幸福。
4. It was a pleasant surprise to learn of her marriage.
   得知她結(jié)婚是件令人驚喜的事。
5. Marriage is an institution in most societies.
   婚姻是大多數(shù)社會早已確立的制度。
6. Marriage is for life.
   婚姻是終身大事。
7. This is his second marriage.
   這是他第二次結(jié)婚。

mar.riage

n.（名詞）

The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.
結(jié)婚：一個男人和一個女人以丈夫和妻子方式的合法結(jié)合
Wedlock.
婚姻生活
A wedding.
結(jié)婚儀式
A close union:
緊密的結(jié)合：
例句：
.the most successful marriage of beauty and blood in mainstream comics.(Lloyd Rose)
.主流喜劇中血和美的成功結(jié)合.(勞埃德·羅斯)

Games The combination of the king and queen of the same suit, as in pinochle.
【游戲】 結(jié)婚，結(jié)合：皮諾克爾牌中的將穿同樣衣服的國王和王后結(jié)合起來

來源：
Middle English mariage
中古英語 mariage
from Old French
源自 古法語
from marier [to marry] * see marry
源自 marier [結(jié)婚] *參見 marry