nuptials
/ˈnʌpʃlz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnʌpʃlz/ (ame, ipa)
nuptials — 名詞
1. a very formal word for a wedding, especially the ceremony and public celebration
婚禮
正式或文雅的婚禮說法
a very formal word for a wedding, especially the ceremony and public celebration when two people get married.
Rania and Asher held their nuptials in a small stone chapel by the lake.
Rania 和 Asher 在湖邊的小石教堂舉行婚禮。
formal noun: hold one's nuptials
The mayor attended the couple's nuptials before joining the evening meal.
市長參加了這對新人的婚禮，之後又出席晚宴。
Heavy rain forced the beach nuptials into the hotel ballroom at noon.
大雨迫使原定在海邊舉行的婚禮改到飯店舞廳。
Local papers printed photos from Mauricio and Putri's nuptials the next day.
地方報紙隔天刊出了 Mauricio 和 Putri 婚禮的照片。
The town church rang its bells after the morning nuptials ended.
鎮上的教堂在早上的婚禮結束後敲響了鐘聲。
- wedding
the everyday and most natural word in normal conversation
- marriage ceremony
more formal and focused on the ritual itself
- wedding rites
very formal and stresses the ceremonial steps
- divorce
the legal end of a marriage rather than a wedding event
文法句型
someone's nuptials
hold nuptials
attend the nuptials
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal writing, news reports, or ceremonial language, often with a possessive or an adjective like royal. In everyday speech, wedding is much more natural.