| 释义 |
morganatic/mɔ:ɡəˈnætik/adj. 1 (of a marriage) between a person of high rank and another of lower rank, the spouse and children having no claim to the possessions or title of the person of higher rank (婚姻)贵贱联姻的(地位低的一方不能继承对方的爵位，其子女也不能继承世袭的头衔与财产) 2 (of a wife) married in this way (妻子)处于低贱方的 □ morganatically adv.[French morganatique or German morganatisch from medieval Latin matrimonium ad morganaticam ‘marriage with a morning gift’, the husband's gift to the wife after consummation being his only obligation in such a marriage] |