matrimony
发音
英 [ˈmætrɪməni]
美 [ˈmætrɪmoʊni]
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- n.
- 结婚,婚姻生活
单词词源
matrimony 婚姻
matri-,母亲,-mony,名词后缀,词源同alimony.比喻用法。
双语例句
- 1. 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%。
- 2. In japan women are refusing to swap their careers for the fetters of matrimony .
- 在日本,妇女都拒绝婚姻的束缚,以免牺牲她们的事业。
- 3. Prince william hovers on the brink of matrimony - a year or so before his 30th birthday .
- 离30岁生日还有一年左右,威廉王子即将开始他的婚姻生活。
- 4. To me that sounds more like a vat inspection than a process likely to end in matrimony , but what do I know ?
- 对我而言,这听上去更像一次增值税审查,而不是一个可能以婚姻为结局的过程,但我知道什么?
- 5. Britain took a small step this week towards eroding the legal distinction between gays and straights in the matter of matrimony .
- 本周,英国在消弱同性恋和异性恋在婚姻方面的法律区别的问题上踏出了一小步。