wedding

英 ['wedɪŋ] 美['wɛdɪŋ]
  • n. 婚礼,婚宴;结婚;结合
  • v. 与…结婚(wed的ing形式)
  • n. (Wedding)人名;(德)韦丁

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词态变化


复数: weddings;

中文词源


wedding 婚礼

来自wed,结婚。

英文词源


wedding
wedding: [OE] A wedding is etymologically a ceremony at which people ‘promise’ to marry each other. The word’s source, the verb wed [OE], goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wathjōjan (source also of German wetten ‘wager’). This in turn was derived from the noun *wathjam ‘pledge’, which also produced English engage, wage, and wager.
=> engage, wage, wager
wedding (n.)
Old English weddung "state of being wed; pledge, betrothal; action of marrying," verbal noun from wed (v.). Meaning "nuptials, ceremony of marriage" is recorded from early 13c.; the usual Old English word for the ceremony was bridelope, literally "bridal run," in reference to conducting the bride to her new home. Wedding ring is from late 14c.; wedding cake is recorded from 1640s, as a style of architecture from 1879. Wedding-dress attested from 1779; wedding-reception from 1856.

双语例句


1. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.
这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。

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2. We hadn't appreciated how much work was involved in organizing a wedding.
我们没有意识到筹备婚礼有多少事情要做.

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3. I would like my wedding cake decorated with cupids.
我想在我的结婚蛋糕上装饰一些丘比特的造型。

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4. He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.
他和海伦去年庆祝了他们的银婚。

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5. I do hope you'll be able to come to the wedding.
我确实希望你能来参加婚礼。

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