nuptial
/ˈnʌpʃl/ (bre, ipa) · [nˈʌptʃəl] /ˈnʌpʃl/ (ame, ipa) · [nˈʌptʃəl] /ˈnəp-shəl -chəl nonstandard -shə-wəl -chə-wəl/ (ame, mw)
nuptial — adjective
- nuptialpositive
- more nuptialcomparative
- most nuptialsuperlative
1. connected with a wedding or with the relationship between people who are married
connected with a wedding or with the relationship between people who are married — used mainly in formal or ceremonial contexts, not in everyday conversation about marriage.
Hari and Noa exchanged nuptial vows at a small chapel near the lake.
attributive use: nuptial vows
The hotel offers a special nuptial package for couples planning their wedding.
common collocation: nuptial package
Defne wore her grandmother's lace veil for the nuptial blessing after the civil ceremony.
Guests sat at long tables under the stars for the nuptial feast in the garden.
The old book contained poems written for a royal nuptial celebration in the 18th century.
- bridal
more specific — relates to the bride rather than the wedding generally
- marital
focuses on the married state, not the ceremony; broader and less formal
- matrimonial
similar formality but more about the legal/social institution than the event
- divorce
the ending of a marriage, opposite in meaning
文法句型
nuptial + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — this adjective always comes before the noun it modifies (nuptial vows, not *the vows are nuptial). Typically avoided in ordinary speech; use wedding (a wedding feast) or married (married life) instead.
常見錯誤
nuptial — noun
1. a marriage ceremony or the events surrounding it — always used in the plural for
a marriage ceremony or the events surrounding it — always used in the plural form 'nuptials', never 'a nuptial'.
The nuptials were held at a vineyard in Tuscany with fifty guests.
plural form: the nuptials
Brandon and Min announced their nuptials in a short notice in the local paper.
possessive + nuptials
All three of Leah's daughters held their nuptials in the same village church.
The magazine runs a feature on celebrity nuptials every September.
- wedding
the common, everyday term; much less formal
- marriage ceremony
neutral register, more explicit about the event
文法句型
the + nuptials
possessive + nuptials
用法筆記
Always plural in form. A singular form ('a nuptial') does not exist in standard English. Even when referring to one wedding, use 'nuptials'. The word is markedly formal — in everyday speech, wedding is preferred.