「婚禮」常見的英文詞彙大集合!
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你有參加過親友的喜宴嗎?或你本人就辦過婚禮呢?情人節將近,相信有些伴侶正籌備著求婚結婚,今天就來和大家分享幾個「婚禮上常用的英文詞彙」:
女性
bride 新娘
bridesmaid / maid of honor 伴娘
flower girl 女花童
wife 妻子
男性
bridegroom / groom 新郎
groomsman / best man 伴郎
page 男花童(英式用法)
husband 丈夫
中性說法
honor attendant (較中性說法)伴郎;伴娘
ring bearer 戒童(字面意思是負責遞送戒指的人,通常由男花童擔任)
partner 伴侶(較中性的稱呼)
與「結婚」有關的單字
wed (v.) 結婚;娶;嫁
Last summer, James wedded Alice on a beach with all their friends and family present.
去年夏天,詹姆斯在所有親友跟家人的見證下,在一個海灘上與愛麗絲結婚了。
wedding (n.) 婚禮
Jasmine dreams of having her wedding at a beach.
Jasmine 夢想著在海邊舉行婚禮。
marry (v.)(和…)結婚
Scott married Jean last summer. All their friends and family came to their wedding.
Scott 和 Jean 在去年夏天結婚了,所有親朋好友都參與了他們的婚禮。
Gary gave his girlfriend a diamond ring and asked her to marry him.
Gary 給他女友一枚鑽戒並向她求婚。
marriage (n.) 婚姻
Mandy and Kevin had their wedding on this date last year, so tonight they're celebrating one year of marriage.
曼蒂跟凱文於去年的今天舉辦了婚禮,所以今晚他們要慶祝結婚一週年。
married (adj.) 已婚的
The married actor keeps his family life private. He doesn't talk about his wife or kids.
那位已婚的男演員非常保護他的家庭隱私。他不談論他的太太和小孩。
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