matrimony

英 [ˈmætrɪməni]

美 [ˈmætrɪmoʊni]

n. 婚配

BNC.33253 / COCA.23355

牛津词典

noun

noun

the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
1. a long and happy marriage
2. God bless this union
Synonym:marriageunionspousal relationshipwedlock

Being now in her twenty-first year, Maria Bertram was beginning to think matrimony a duty;
玛丽亚·伯特伦现年二十一岁，开始觉得自己应该结婚了。
Women no longer view matrimony as a necessary station on the road to financial security or parenthood.
对女人而言，婚姻不再是获得经济保障和成为父母亲的必经之路。
Unite persons in holy matrimony.
使人结成神圣的婚姻。
Extremely happy for more than 39 years, the Houdinis never attempted escape from the bonds of matrimony.
在过了超过39年的快乐时光之后，胡迪尼夫妇从来都不曾试图从婚姻关系中逃脱。
Matrimony comes from mater, Latin for mother.
Matrimony也源自于拉丁语中的mater（母亲）一词。
Convenience, policy, friendship, position, influence, money-all these are given as motives for matrimony.
谋利，策略，友谊，地位，权势，金钱&所有这些都是婚姻的动机。
Matrimony was always one of my favourite topics, and I wrote several sermons to prove its happiness.
嫁娶的事是我最喜欢谈的题目，我写过好几首劝世文证明嫁娶的欢乐。
He had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony.
他已经摆脱了婚姻的枷锁。
On matrimony he had never once said a word.
关于婚姻的事，他从来就没有说过一个字。
The matrimony basis is a component part of marriage and family system of a society.
一定社会的婚姻基础是该社会婚姻家庭制度的组成部分。