conjugal

/ˈkɒndʒəɡl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːndʒəɡl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkän-ji-gəl also kən-ˈjü-/ (ame, mw)

conjugal — 形容詞

  • conjugalpositive
  • more conjugalcomparative
  • most conjugalsuperlative

1. describing the bond, rights, or shared life that a husband and wife have togethe

1.形容詞C1
釋義

夫妻的

與夫妻關係或婚姻生活相關的

describing the bond, rights, or shared life that a husband and wife have together, including the physical side of their marriage.

例句

Élise wrote her thesis on conjugal property laws across European countries.

Élise 的論文主題是歐洲各國的夫妻財產法。

attributive: conjugal + noun (property, rights, life)

After two years apart, Anthony was finally granted a conjugal visit at the prison.

分隔兩年後，Anthony 終於獲准在監獄裡接受夫妻探視。

common collocation: conjugal visit

同義詞
  • marital

    much more common and neutral; safe everyday choice

  • matrimonial

    equally formal; often legal contexts

  • nuptial

    leans toward the wedding event itself, not the ongoing marriage

  • connubial

    literary or humorous; rarer than conjugal

文法句型

conjugal + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun (conjugal rights, conjugal visit, conjugal life). Rare in everyday speech — readers will mostly meet it in legal, religious, or academic texts. Avoid using it predicatively (e.g. 'their relationship is conjugal' sounds unnatural).

常見錯誤

❌Their love is very conjugal.
✅They have a strong conjugal bond.
💡conjugal modifies a noun describing the marriage, not the feeling itself.
❌They had a conjugal wedding.
✅They had a traditional wedding.
💡conjugal describes life and rights within marriage, not the ceremony itself.