newlywed

IPA/ˈnjuː.li.wed/
KK[nˈuliwˌɛd]IPA/ˈnuː.li.wed/

newlywed — 名詞

  • newlywedsingular
  • newlywedsplural

1. a person who got married only a short time ago — the word is most often used in

1.名詞B1
釋義

新婚者

剛結婚不久的人

a person who got married only a short time ago — the word is most often used in the plural (newlyweds) to talk about the two people as a couple just starting their life together.

例句

The newlyweds spent their honeymoon hiking through the mountains of New Zealand.

這對新婚夫妻去紐西蘭爬山度蜜月。

plural form the newlyweds + honeymoon collocation

My neighbours are newlyweds — they just moved into the apartment next door last week.

我的鄰居是新婚夫妻——他們上週才剛搬進隔壁公寓。

常見搭配
  • newlywed couple
  • newlywed bliss
  • newlywed phase
  • the happy newlyweds
  • newlywed life
同義詞
  • bride

    refers only to the woman on or just after her wedding day, not to both partners

  • groom

    refers only to the man on or just after his wedding day

  • honeymooners

    specifically refers to a couple during their honeymoon trip, not the early months of marriage more broadly

文法句型

newlywed (countable singular)

the newlyweds (plural referring to a couple)

用法筆記

The plural form newlyweds is far more common than the singular newlywed in everyday speech. The singular appears most often in set phrases such as 'as a newlywed' or in formal descriptions.

常見錯誤

The newlyweds couple bought a house.
The newlyweds bought a house.
newlyweds already refers to a couple; adding 'couple' is redundant.
She is a newlywed wife.
She is a newlywed.
newlywed already means a recently married person; adding 'wife' is unnecessary.

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常用片語

  • honeymoon phase
  • newlywed period
  • start of married life