wedlock

IPA/ˈwedlɒk/
KK[wˈɛdlˌɑk]IPA/ˈwedlɑːk/

wedlock — 名詞

1. the condition of being joined to someone in a formal marriage relationship, view

1.名詞B2
釋義

婚姻

正式婚姻關係中的已婚狀態

the condition of being joined to someone in a formal marriage relationship, viewed as a legal or social status

例句

After fifty years of wedlock, Soraya and her husband celebrated with a large family gathering.

Soraya 和她的丈夫在五十年的婚姻生活後，舉辦了一場盛大的家庭聚會來慶祝。

Jiwoo's grandparents lived in wedlock for over six decades before Jiwoo's grandfather passed away.

Jiwoo 的祖父母攜手走過六十多年的婚姻生活，直到 Jiwoo 的祖父過世。

collocation: lived in wedlock

常見搭配
  • born in/out of wedlock
  • within wedlock
  • holy wedlock
  • enter wedlock
同義詞
  • marriage

    the everyday term for the state or institution; less formal than wedlock

  • matrimony

    more formal and often religious in tone

  • holy matrimony

    specifically refers to marriage as a religious sacrament

反義詞
  • divorce

    the legal end of a marriage; opposite state

文法句型

uncountable, no article

用法筆記

Formal or old-fashioned term, common in legal language and fixed phrases such as 'born in wedlock' and 'born out of wedlock.' In everyday conversation, 'marriage' is the usual choice.

常見錯誤

They invited everyone to their wedlock.
They invited everyone to their wedding.
'wedlock' means the state of being married, not the ceremony.
They have a happy wedlock.
They have a happy marriage.
'wedlock' is rarely used in modern spoken English to describe someone's relationship; 'marriage' sounds natural.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • child/children in wedlock
  • issue of wedlock

副詞搭配

  • born in wedlock
  • born out of wedlock
  • conceived in wedlock

常用片語

  • holy wedlock
  • enter into wedlock
  • live in wedlock

介系詞搭配

  • within wedlock
  • out of wedlock