matrimony

英 [ˈmætrɪməni]

美 [ˈmætrɪmoʊni]

n.  婚配

IELTS法律

BNC.33253 / COCA.23355

牛津词典

noun

• 婚配
  marriage; the state of being married
  1. holy matrimony
     婚配圣事

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 婚姻
  Matrimonyis marriage.
  1. ...the bonds of matrimony.
     婚姻的纽带
  2. ...holy matrimony.
     神圣的婚姻

英英释义

noun

• the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
  1. a long and happy marriage
  2. God bless this union
  Synonym:marriageunionspousal relationshipwedlock

双语例句

• Convenience, policy, friendship, position, influence, money-all these are given as motives for matrimony.
  谋利，策略，友谊，地位，权势，金钱&所有这些都是婚姻的动机。
• Women no longer view matrimony as a necessary station on the road to financial security or parenthood.
  对女人而言，婚姻不再是获得经济保障和成为父母亲的必经之路。
• She could choose her own partner in matrimony, as long as she gave no utterance to her passions and emotions.
  只要她不表露她的激情和情感，她就可以选择自己的婚姻伴侣。
• The percentage of Republicans favoring same-sex matrimony held steady at 28 percent.
  支持同性婚姻的共和党人比例稳定地保持在28%。
• Matrimony joins two people, but that pairing is rooted in one word: mother.
  婚姻让两个人走到一起，不过这种联姻源自于一个词：mother（母亲）。
• Ah! You have been in a bad school for matrimony, in hill street?
  啊！你上过希尔街哪个歪门邪道的婚姻学校吧？
• Eventually, the kiss was incorporated into marriage ceremonies, and today lip locks couples into sweet matrimony.
  最后，接吻融入了结婚仪式，现在接吻把两个人锁到甜蜜的婚姻。
• Extremely happy for more than 39 years, the Houdinis never attempted escape from the bonds of matrimony.
  在过了超过39年的快乐时光之后，胡迪尼夫妇从来都不曾试图从婚姻关系中逃脱。
• You ain't consummated your holy matrimony yet.
  你还没有完成神圣的夫妻生活。
• Matrimony comes from mater, Latin for mother.
  Matrimony也源自于拉丁语中的mater（母亲）一词。