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- of or relating to marriage or weddings结婚的, 婚姻的; 婚礼的：
moments of nuptial bliss.
幸福婚姻的美妙时刻。
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- Zoology denoting the characteristic breeding behaviour, coloration, or structures of some animals【动】动物交配的（指某些动物在交配期中所特有的繁殖行为、色彩展示和身体结构变化等）：
nuptial plumage.
婚羽。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French， or from Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae 'wedding'， from nubere 'to wed'; related to NUBILE.