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单词 marriage
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marriage

/ˈmærɪdʒ/
noun
1
mass noun the formal union of a man and a woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife
结婚。
1.1
count noun a relationship between married people or the period for which it lasts
婚姻(关系):

a happy marriage

美满的婚姻

the children from his first marriage.

他第一次婚姻生的孩子。

1.2
mass noun the state of being married
婚姻:

women want equality in marriage.

妇女想要婚姻平等。

1.3
informal a similar union between partners of the same sex
〈非正式〉同性恋婚姻。
2
count noun figurative a combination or mixture of two or more elements
〈喻〉结合:

a marriage of jazz, pop, blues, and gospel.

爵士乐、流行乐、布鲁斯和福音音乐的结合。

2.1
(in bezique and other card games) a combination of a king and queen of the same suit
配对(指伯齐克和其他牌戏中同花色K与Q组合)。
短语

by marriage

as a result of a marriage
通过婚姻(而形成或得到):

the estate passed by marriage to the Burlingtons.

通过婚姻财产传给了伯林顿家族。

in marriage

as husband or wife
为妻, 为夫, 婚嫁:

he asked my father for my hand in marriage.

他请求我父亲把我嫁给他。

marriage of convenience

a marriage concluded to achieve a practical purpose
满足相互利益的结合, 权宜婚姻。
词源
Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier 'marry'.
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