marriageability
/ˌmarijəˈbilətē -rēj-, -ətē, -i also ˌmer-/ (ame, mw)
marriageability — 名詞
1. the degree to which a person is viewed as a good match for getting married, acco
適婚性
適合結婚的條件與程度
the degree to which a person is viewed as a good match for getting married, according to the social expectations of their community — for example, whether they have the right age, financial position, or family background that others look for in a spouse.
Mei-Lin's family worried that her career focus would affect her marriageability.
Mei-Lin 的家人擔心她專注於事業會影響她的適婚性。
collocation: affect + marriageability
Adebayo's steady income greatly improved his marriageability among the village elders.
Adebayo 穩定的收入大大提高了他在村中長輩眼中的適婚性。
collocation: improved + marriageability
In many cultures, a person's marriageability has long depended on their family's reputation.
在許多文化中，一個人的適婚性長期以來取決於家族聲譽。
The novel examines how social class affects marriageability in Victorian England.
這本小說探討了社會階級如何影響維多利亞時代英格蘭的適婚性。
Elena wondered whether her university degree had raised or lowered her marriageability in her parents' eyes.
Elena 不確定大學學位在父母眼中是提高了還是降低了她的適婚性。
- eligibility (for marriage)
focuses on whether someone meets formal or informal requirements rather than overall suitability as a spouse
- desirability (as a partner)
emphasises romantic or social appeal as a spouse, which is a broader and more subjective quality
用法筆記
An uncountable noun, used most often with a possessive determiner (her marriageability, his marriageability) or in discussions of social and cultural norms.