marry

/ˈmæri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmæri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmer-ē ˈma-rē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈmær.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmer.i/ (ame, ipa)

marry — 動詞

1. to take someone as your husband or wife in a legal or religious ceremony, or to

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A2
釋義

結婚；娶；嫁

透過合法或宗教儀式與某人成為夫妻

to take someone as your husband or wife in a legal or religious ceremony, or to enter into such a relationship.

例句

Nala and Gabriel plan to marry next spring in a small garden ceremony near his home.

Nala 和 Gabriel 計劃明年春天在他家附近的小花園舉行婚禮。

plan to marry + time + location details

After five years together, Lien asked her partner to marry her during a weekend trip to the mountains.

交往五年後，Lien 終於在一次週末登山旅行中向她的伴侶求婚。

ask someone to marry + prepositional phrase

同義詞
  • get married

    more common in everyday conversation; 'marry' can sound slightly formal or literary

  • wed

    formal or poetic; common in newspaper headlines and wedding invitations

  • tie the knot

    informal idiom; friendly and conversational

反義詞
  • divorce

    to legally end a marriage

  • separate

    to stop living together as a couple, without necessarily divorcing

文法句型

marry + person (transitive)

marry (intransitive, no object)

get married to + person

be married to + person (state)

用法筆記

In everyday speech, 'get married' is more common than 'marry' as a verb. Use 'marry' without an object to describe the event generally: 'They married in April.' Use 'get married to' when introducing the partner: 'She got married to a doctor.' The stative form 'be married to' describes the ongoing state: 'He has been married to Rosa for twenty years.'

常見錯誤

❌She married with a rich businessman.
✅She married a rich businessman.
💡no preposition 'with' after 'marry' when the spouse is the direct object.
❌They are married for five years.
✅They have been married for five years.
💡'married' as a state requires 'have been' for duration, not 'are'.

2. to conduct the official ceremony that makes two people husband and wife, as a pr

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

證婚；主婚

以神職人員或官員身份主持結婚儀式

to conduct the official ceremony that makes two people husband and wife, as a priest, judge, or other authorized person.

例句

Judge Ramón agreed to marry Christopher and Nellie at the courthouse on Friday afternoon.

Ramón 法官同意在星期五下午於法院為 Christopher 和 Nellie 證婚。

marry + person1 and person2 as officiant

The village priest has married three generations of the Sato family in the same wooden chapel.

那位村莊神父已經在河邊同一間小木造教堂裡，為佐藤家三代人主持過婚禮。

present perfect showing lifetime experience

同義詞
  • unite

    formal and poetic; often used in the wedding ceremony text itself

  • join in matrimony

    very formal; used in traditional religious ceremonies

文法句型

marry + two people (as officiant)

用法筆記

This sense is used only for the person performing the ceremony, not for the couple getting married. The object is either the couple ('marry a couple') or each person individually ('marry two people'). The subject is always someone with legal or religious authority to conduct weddings.

3. to bring two different qualities, features, or ideas together so that they work

3.動詞及物C1
釋義

融合；結合

將兩種不同特質或元素成功結合

to bring two different qualities, features, or ideas together so that they work well as one unit — for example, a design that marries old craft traditions with modern technology.

例句

Hiro's recipe marries the spicy flavours of Thai street food with fresh herbs from Japanese cooking.

Hiro 最新的食譜將泰式街頭的辛辣風味與日本料理中常見的新鮮香草融合在一起。

marry + noun + with + noun — combining ideas/qualities

The new park marries natural woodland with carefully designed playgrounds and running tracks for all ages.

這座新公園把自然林地與精心設計的遊樂場和跑道結合，適合所有年齡層。

同義詞
  • combine

    neutral and widely used; lacks the sense of successful or elegant blending

  • blend

    suggests the things merge smoothly into one another

  • fuse

    stronger; suggests the result is a completely new, unified thing

反義詞
  • separate

    to keep things apart rather than joining them

文法句型

marry + noun + with/to + noun (abstract qualities)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a creation or product (design, building, film, dish, style). The pattern is almost always 'marry [thing A] with [thing B]' where A and B are different in nature. Less commonly 'marry [thing A] to [thing B]'. This sense is more common in written reviews, criticism, and formal descriptions than in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌The dish marries chicken and potatoes together.
✅The dish marries traditional Korean spices with French cooking techniques.
💡'marry' in this sense is used for abstract qualities or distinct styles, not for any two random ingredients.

4. to choose a spouse for someone else, most often for your own child, by selecting

4.動詞及物B2
釋義

嫁出；配婚

為某人（尤指子女）尋找結婚對象

to choose a spouse for someone else, most often for your own child, by selecting or arranging a suitable partner.

例句

In some communities, parents still marry their daughters to men chosen by the extended family elders.

在一些社區裡，父母仍然把女兒嫁給家族長輩挑選的對象。

marry + daughter + to + person — arranged marriage pattern

The old king tried to marry his son to a neighbouring princess to secure peace between the two lands.

年邁的國王試圖讓小王子和鄰國的一位公主結婚，以確保兩國之間的和平。

try to marry + son + to + person — strategic match

同義詞
  • marry off

    phrasal verb; often implies the arrangement is done by the family, may carry a slightly negative tone

文法句型

marry + person + to + person (arranged)

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive ('she was married to a businessman') or with the structure 'marry someone off to someone'. In modern usage, this sense often describes historical or traditional practices rather than current ones, unless discussing cultures where arranged marriages are still common.

常見錯誤

❌Her parents married her with a doctor.
✅Her parents married her to a doctor.
💡the spouse follows 'to', not 'with'.

marry — 感嘆詞