单词 | bride |
释义 | bride /brīd/nounA woman about to be married or newly married intransitive verb and transitive verb (with it; Shakespeare)To act the bride ORIGIN: OE brȳd; ON brūthr, Ger Braut brideˈ-ale noun (archaic) The ale-drinking at a marriage feast (see bridal) brideˈ-bed noun (archaic) The marriage bed brideˈcake or bride'sˈ-cake noun Wedding cake brideˈ-chamber noun (archaic)
brideˈgroom noun A man about to be married or newly married brideˈmaid, brideˈmaiden, bride'sˈ-maid or bridesˈmaid noun (all except bridesmaid obsolete or dialect) A young (traditionally unmarried) woman who attends the bride at a wedding brideˈman, bride'sˈ-man or bridesˈman noun (obsolete or dialect) A young unmarried man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding bride price see bridewealth below. bride’s-cake see bridecake above. bridesˈmaid, bride’s-maid
bride’s-man, bridesman see brideman above. brideˈwealth or bride price noun In tribal societies, etc, a price paid (usu in kind) to a bride's family by the bridegroom bridezillˈa noun (slang) A bride-to-be whose selfish and demanding behaviour in planning her wedding is regarded as monstrous (from the science-fiction film monster Godzilla) |
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