| 单词 | marriage choice |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarriage choice marriage choice n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [noun] > opportunity for marriage marriage choicec1595 c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxviii. 194 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 112 The virgins liue despair'd of mariage choise. 1609 Hist. King Morindos viii. sig. F His second selfe, a collop of his owne flesh, and his ownely mariage choice. 1705 W. Thompson Some Fruits Solitude xcii. 31 In thy Marriage-Choice do thou be wise, And not the Portion, but the Person prize. 1803 Lit. Mag. (Philadelphia) 1 Nov. 86/1 The folly and precipitance of youth in the marriage choice. 1976 C. G. Fuller Nayars Today iv. 94 It can be seen how the status factor has ceased to be an ‘active’ principle in determining marriage choice. 2010 J. H. Ballantine & K. A. Roberts Our Social World (Condensed ed.) iv. 268/2 However impractical romance may seem, marriage choice based on romantic love is becoming more prevalent. < as lemmas |
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