| 单词 | marriage |
| 释义 | marriage (once / 59 pages) n Marriage is when two people join together through a legal contract, a religious ceremony, or both. In some cultures, marriage is arranged by families, and in others people choose their own husbands or wives if they decide to marry. There are some places where marriage is limited to unions between a man and a woman, while more and more states and countries recognize marriage between same-sex couples too. You can also use the noun marriage to talk about a more figurative link between two things: “The song was a strange marriage of Bavarian polka and punk rock.” WORD FAMILYmarriage: marriageable, marriages+/intermarriage: intermarriages/intermarry: intermarriage, intermarried, intermarries, intermarrying/marriageable: marriageability, marriageably/married: marriedly, marrieds, unmarried/marry: intermarry, marriage, married, marries, marrying, remarry/remarriage: remarriages/remarry: remarriage, remarried, remarries, remarrying USAGE EXAMPLESDear Amy: I recently celebrated my marriage with an amazing wedding! Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Her first marriage, to the art historian Mark Lansburgh Jr., ended in divorce. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) I find this outlook for a guy in his mid-thirties possibly a red flag since I do consider marriage important. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) a long and happy marriage Syn|Hypo|Hyper matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock bigamy having two spouses at the same time common-law marriagea marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriagemarriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law exogamy, intermarriagemarriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law marriage of conveniencea marriage for expediency rather than love misalliancean unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage) monandrythe state of having only one husband at a time monogamousness, monogamyhaving only one spouse at a time open marriagea marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other cuckoldomthe state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery polygamyhaving more than one spouse at a time sigeha Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years mesalliancea marriage with a person of inferior social status monogynyhaving only one wife at a time serial monogamya succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces) polyandryhaving more than one husband at a time polygynyhaving more than one wife at a time marital status the condition of being married or unmarried 2n a close and intimate union the marriage of music and dance a marriage of ideas Hyper unification, union the state of being joined or united or linked 3n the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony their marriage was conducted in the chapel Syn|Hypo|Hyper marriage ceremony, wedding bridal, espousal archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast civil marriagea marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman love matcha marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage remarriagethe act of marrying again rite, ritual any customary observance or practice 4n two people who are married to each other his second marriage was happier than the first Syn|Hypo|Hyper man and wife, married couple mixed marriage marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures family, family unit primary social group; parents and children |
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