Definition of companionate in English:

companionate

adjective kəmˈpanjənətkəmˈpanyənət

formal

(of a marriage or relationship) between partners or spouses as equal companions.
〈正式〉（婚姻，关系）相配的；平等的，同伴似的
the ideal of the companionate marriage
Example sentencesExamples
- They focus on early twentieth century women adapting to new concepts of companionate marriage and motherhood, as defined by psychology and popular culture rather than religion.
- Changes in educational and employment patterns have made the companionate marriage between equals more common.
- Although the home was patriarchal, by the Victorian era domesticity also entailed a considerable degree of comfort for the middle-class male from his companionate relationship with his wife.
- These social activities also provided the new social occasions in which husbands and wives shared common social settings and backed the new understanding of a companionate marriage of the couples.
- The old hierarchical marriage is giving way to a companionate marriage, especially in the urban middle classes.

Definition of companionate in US English:

companionate

adjectivekəmˈpanyənət

formal

1(of a marriage or relationship) between partners or spouses as equal companions.
〈正式〉（婚姻，关系）相配的；平等的，同伴似的
the ideal of the companionate marriage
Example sentencesExamples
- They focus on early twentieth century women adapting to new concepts of companionate marriage and motherhood, as defined by psychology and popular culture rather than religion.
- Although the home was patriarchal, by the Victorian era domesticity also entailed a considerable degree of comfort for the middle-class male from his companionate relationship with his wife.
- The old hierarchical marriage is giving way to a companionate marriage, especially in the urban middle classes.
- These social activities also provided the new social occasions in which husbands and wives shared common social settings and backed the new understanding of a companionate marriage of the couples.
- Changes in educational and employment patterns have made the companionate marriage between equals more common.
1. 1.1 (of a person) acting as a companion.
  （人）同伴（似）的；友爱的

单词	companionate
释义	Definition of companionate in English: companionate adjective kəmˈpanjənətkəmˈpanyənət formal (of a marriage or relationship) between partners or spouses as equal companions. 〈正式〉（婚姻，关系）相配的；平等的，同伴似的 the ideal of the companionate marriage Example sentencesExamples They focus on early twentieth century women adapting to new concepts of companionate marriage and motherhood, as defined by psychology and popular culture rather than religion. Changes in educational and employment patterns have made the companionate marriage between equals more common. Although the home was patriarchal, by the Victorian era domesticity also entailed a considerable degree of comfort for the middle-class male from his companionate relationship with his wife. These social activities also provided the new social occasions in which husbands and wives shared common social settings and backed the new understanding of a companionate marriage of the couples. The old hierarchical marriage is giving way to a companionate marriage, especially in the urban middle classes. Definition of companionate in US English: companionate adjectivekəmˈpanyənət formal 1(of a marriage or relationship) between partners or spouses as equal companions. 〈正式〉（婚姻，关系）相配的；平等的，同伴似的 the ideal of the companionate marriage Example sentencesExamples They focus on early twentieth century women adapting to new concepts of companionate marriage and motherhood, as defined by psychology and popular culture rather than religion. Although the home was patriarchal, by the Victorian era domesticity also entailed a considerable degree of comfort for the middle-class male from his companionate relationship with his wife. The old hierarchical marriage is giving way to a companionate marriage, especially in the urban middle classes. These social activities also provided the new social occasions in which husbands and wives shared common social settings and backed the new understanding of a companionate marriage of the couples. Changes in educational and employment patterns have made the companionate marriage between equals more common. 1.1 (of a person) acting as a companion. （人）同伴（似）的；友爱的
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