marriageability
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。
subject + verb: social class affects marriageability
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。
- affect someone's marriageability
- improve someone's marriageability
- damage someone's marriageability
- someone's marriageability depends on...
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- marriage名詞A2
- marry動詞A2
- married形容詞A2
- unmarried形容詞B1
- marriageable形容詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- affect someone's marriageability
- improve someone's marriageability
- damage someone's marriageability
- raise / lower someone's marriageability