bride

IPA/braɪd/
KK[brˈaɪd]IPA/braɪd/

bride — 名詞

  • bridesingular
  • bridesplural

1. a woman at the point of marrying, including the ceremony itself and the very sho

1.名詞B1
釋義

新娘

婚禮當天或剛結婚的女子

a woman at the point of marrying, including the ceremony itself and the very short time around it

例句

At noon, the bride walked into the garden under a string of lights.

中午時，新娘走進掛著一串燈的花園。

common pattern: the bride in a wedding scene

Priya helped the bride carry her dress up the hotel stairs.

Priya 幫新娘把禮服提上旅館樓梯。

常見搭配
  • bride and groom
  • bride's dress
  • bride's veil
  • mother of the bride
同義詞
  • fiancee

    used before the wedding for a woman who is engaged, not on the wedding day itself

  • wife

    used for the ongoing relationship after marriage, not mainly for the ceremony

  • newlywed

    can be a man or a woman, and is used after the marriage

反義詞
  • groom

    the man who is getting married

  • bridegroom

    a more formal or old-fashioned word for the groom

文法句型

the bride

bride and groom

a/an + bride

用法筆記

Usually appears with wedding details such as a dress, veil, church, or ceremony. Distinguish from 'wife': this word focuses on the wedding moment or the time very close to it, not married life in general.

常見錯誤

My bride works at the bank downtown.
My wife works at the bank downtown.
'bride' is mainly used around the wedding, not as the usual word for a married woman later.
My brother was the bride at the beach wedding.
My brother was the groom at the beach wedding.
'bride' refers to the woman in the wedding.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bride and groom
  • bride's dress
  • bride's veil
  • bridal bouquet

常用片語

  • the bride arrived
  • mother of the bride
  • kiss the bride

介系詞搭配

  • for the bride
  • as the bride