matron of honour
matron of honour — 名詞
1. the married female attendant chosen by a bride as her chief helper on the weddin
已婚伴娘
婚禮中擔任首席伴娘的已婚女性
the married female attendant chosen by a bride as her chief helper on the wedding day, often assisting with preparations and standing beside the bride at the ceremony
For her wedding in Edinburgh, Yuki chose her cousin Astrid as the matron of honour.
Yuki 在愛丁堡的婚禮上選了表姊 Astrid 擔任她的已婚伴娘。
collocation: chose [someone] as matron of honour
As matron of honour, Dewi helped her sister plan the wedding reception.
Dewi 以已婚伴娘的身分協助妹妹規劃婚禮宴客事宜。
collocation: as matron of honour, [subject] + verb
At the reception, the matron of honour gave a moving speech that made guests cry.
已婚伴娘在婚宴上發表了一段感人致詞，讓賓客都哭了。
The bride asked her married aunt to serve as matron of honour for the ceremony.
新娘請她的已婚阿姨在婚禮上擔任已婚伴娘。
collocation: serve as matron of honour
Caleb bought a matching dress for the matron of honour to wear at the wedding.
Caleb 為已婚伴娘買了一件搭配的禮服，讓她在婚禮上穿著。
- serve as [someone's] matron of honour
- ask [someone] to be matron of honour
- act as matron of honour
- choose [someone] as matron of honour
- chief bridesmaid
a more general term that does not specify marital status; used less formally
- principal bridesmaid
more formal; stresses the senior role among the bridesmaids
- maid of honour
the unmarried equivalent who performs the same role
- best man
the groom's chief attendant on the opposite side of the wedding party
用法筆記
The male equivalent in the wedding party is the best man. Unlike the maid of honour, a matron of honour is married. British spelling is honour; American spelling is honor.
常見錯誤
同根字
- matron名詞B2
- matronly形容詞C1
- maid of honour名詞B2
- bridesmaid名詞B1