nuptials

IPA/ˈnʌpʃlz/
KK[nˈʌptʃəlz]IPA/ˈnʌpʃlz/

nuptials — 名詞

1. a very formal word for a wedding, especially the ceremony and public celebration

1.名詞C2
釋義

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.

例句

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。

常見搭配
  • hold nuptials
  • attend the nuptials
  • royal nuptials
  • the couple's nuptials
同義詞
反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

Their nuptials have been unhappy for years.
Their marriage has been unhappy for years.
'nuptials' names the wedding event, not the ongoing relationship.

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • hold nuptials
  • attend the nuptials
  • royal nuptials
  • the couple's nuptials

介系詞搭配

  • at the nuptials
  • before the nuptials
  • after the nuptials
  • during the nuptials