marriage

noun

/ˈmærɪdʒ/

Word Family

marry verb
marriage noun
married adjective (≠ unmarried)

Idioms

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[countable] the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other結婚；婚姻
- a happy/an unhappy marriage幸福的／不幸福的婚姻
- All of her children's marriages ended in divorce.她的孩子們最終都離了婚。
- She has two children by a previous marriage.她和前夫有兩個孩子。
- This is his second marriage.這是他第二次結婚。
- Same-sex marriages are now recognized in many countries.同性婚姻現在在許多國家得到認可。
see also arranged marriage, civil marriage, equal marriage, mixed, open marriage
Extra Examples
- He was the child of a broken marriage.他的父母離婚了。
- She was the dominant partner in the marriage.她在婚姻關系中佔主導地位。
- They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake.爲了孩子們他們正竭力挽救婚姻。
- The marriage only lasted for six months.婚姻只維持了六個月。
Topics Life stagesb1, Law and justiceb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- happy
- successful
- …
verb + marriage
- have
- propose
- enter into
- …
marriage + verb
- last
- be over
- break down
- …
marriage + noun
- vows
- plans
- proposal
- …
preposition
- by a marriage
- from a marriage
- by marriage
- …
phrases
- ask for somebody’s hand in marriage
- win somebody’s hand in marriage
- the break-up of a marriage
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] the state of being married婚姻生活；已婚狀態
- They don't believe in marriage.他們不相信婚姻。
- My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.我的父母親即將慶祝結婚 30 周年。
- Public support for gay marriage has risen.公衆對同性婚姻的支持有所增加。
- before/outside marriage They strongly disapprove of sex outside marriage.他們強烈反對婚外性行爲。
Extra Examples
- They are related by marriage.他們是姻親。
- the institution of marriage婚姻制度
- the breakdown of a marriage婚姻破裂
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- happy
- successful
- …
verb + marriage
- have
- propose
- enter into
- …
marriage + verb
- last
- be over
- break down
- …
marriage + noun
- vows
- plans
- proposal
- …
preposition
- by a marriage
- from a marriage
- by marriage
- …
phrases
- ask for somebody’s hand in marriage
- win somebody’s hand in marriage
- the break-up of a marriage
- …
See full entry
[countable] the ceremony in which two people marry each other婚禮
- Their marriage took place in a local church.他們的婚禮是在當地一所教堂裏舉行的。
Wedding is more common in this meaning.
Collocations Marriage and divorce
Marriage and divorce結婚和離婚Romance戀愛
- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)（瘋狂地／深深地／無可救藥地）愛上／愛着（某人）
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一見鐘情；一見鐘情
- be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真愛／一生的愛
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受單相思之苦
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something對某人／某事有着／表示出強烈的／深深的／真摯的愛慕之情
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend與丈夫／妻子／伴侶／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友結識／結婚
- have/go on a (blind) date有個／去約會／相親
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman與一個小夥子／女生／男生／男人／女人在談戀愛
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner與男朋友／女朋友／伴侶同居
Weddings婚禮
- get/be engaged/married/divorced訂婚；結婚；離婚
- arrange/plan a wedding安排婚禮
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage舉行隆重的婚禮；度蜜月；婚姻幸福
- have/enter into an arranged marriage有一個／走入包辦婚姻
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推遲婚禮
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀請某人出席／參加婚禮／結婚典禮／結婚喜宴
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony舉行結婚典禮
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交換戒指；互致結婚誓言
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝賀這對幸福的新人；爲這對幸福的伉俪幹杯
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（與妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary慶祝第一個（結婚）紀念日
Separation and divorce分居和離婚
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend對丈夫／妻子／伴侶／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠
- have an affair (with somebody)（和某人）有暧昧關系
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／終止婚約／戀愛關系
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend與男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；離棄丈夫／妻子；與丈夫／妻子離婚
- annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻無效；解除婚姻關系
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申請／要求／辦理離婚；離婚
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children獲得／被判予／擁有／失去對孩子的監護權
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活費／子女撫養費
Extra Examples
- Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea.沃爾先生及夫人邀請您參加他們的女兒安和托馬斯・利先生的婚禮。
- She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson.她想參加孫子的婚禮。
Topics Religion and festivalsb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- Christian
- Jewish
- etc.
- …
verb + marriage
- celebrate
marriage + verb
- be held
- take place
marriage + noun
- ceremony
- certificate
- contract
- …
preposition
- at a/the marriage
- marriage to
See full entry
a combination of two things婚姻
- marriage of A and B The new collection is a marriage of fashion and technology.新系列是時尚和技術的結合。
- marriage between A and B the marriage between a young team and an experienced coach年輕球隊和有經驗的教練之間的婚姻

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’.

Idioms

by marriage

when somebody is related to you by marriage, they are married to somebody in your family, or you are married to somebody in their family通過姻親關系
- Jane and I are related by marriage.簡和我是姻親。
Topics Family and relationshipsb2

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somebody’s hand (in marriage)

(old-fashioned) permission to marry somebody, especially a woman答應求婚（尤指女方）
- He asked the general for his daughter's hand in marriage.他請求將軍把女兒許配給他。

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