bridesmaid

/ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrīdz-ˌmād/ (ame, mw)

bridesmaid — noun

1. a female member of the bride's wedding party who stands with her and helps her o

1.名詞B2
釋義

a female member of the bride's wedding party who stands with her and helps her on the wedding day.

例句

Mei walked behind the bride as the youngest bridesmaid.

as + bridesmaid

At the beach wedding, Priya served as her cousin's bridesmaid.

serve as + bridesmaid

同義詞
  • attendant

    broader and less specific; it can refer to helpers for either the bride or the groom.

  • maid of honour

    the chief bridesmaid, not every bridesmaid in the group.

  • matron of honour

    the married chief bridesmaid.

文法句型

a bridesmaid

serve as a bridesmaid

one of the bridesmaids

用法筆記

Usually names one member of the bride's group, while the main helper is often called the 'maid of honour' or 'matron of honour'. It commonly appears in the plural because weddings often have several bridesmaids.

常見錯誤

❌My brother was the bridesmaid at the wedding.
✅My brother was a groomsman at the wedding.
💡'bridesmaid' is the bride's female attendant.
❌Ella was the bride's maid in June.
✅Ella was a bridesmaid in June.
💡the standard noun is usually written as one word.