1. C 结婚　 the union of a man and woman by a ceremony in law
2. U 婚姻状况　 the state of being so united
3. C 婚礼　 wedding; ceremony at which a couple are married

　accept the ～　答应结婚
　announce a ～　宣布结婚
　arrange the ～　安排婚礼
　break a ～　离婚
　dissolve a ～　解除婚约
　enter into a ～　结婚
　perform the ～　举行婚礼
　promise ～ to sb　答应与某人结婚
　propose ～ to sb　向某人求婚
　reject ～　拒婚
　repair a broken ～　使夫妻破镜重圆
　arranged ～　事先筹划的婚姻
　broken ～　破裂的婚姻
　civil ～　公证结婚
　common-law ～　未行正式仪式或未经法律批准的婚姻，同居
　deferred ～　晚婚
　early ～　早婚
　fictitious ～　虚伪的结婚
　happy ～　美满的婚姻
　illegal ～　不合法的结婚
　ill-fated ～　招致不幸的婚姻
　interracial ～　不同种族之间的婚姻
　late ～　晚婚
　lawful ～　合法婚姻
　legal ～　合法的结婚
　loveless ～　没有爱情的婚姻
　mixed ～　杂婚，异族通婚
　monogamous ～　一夫一妇
　open ～　公开的婚姻
　premature ～　早婚
　secret ～　秘密的婚姻
　unhappy ～　不幸的婚姻
　group ～　杂婚，群交共婚制
　～ agency　婚姻介绍所
　～ law　婚姻法
　after ～　婚后
　age at ～　结婚年龄
　by ～　由姻亲关系
　relation by ～　姻亲
　give (a daughter) in ～　嫁女
　take (a woman) in ～　娶妻
　unite in ～　通过结婚而结合
　rush into ～　草率结婚
　offer of ～　求婚
　～ for money　为钱而结婚
　～ into (a family)　结婚后成为（家庭的）一员
　～ of convenience　权宜之计的婚姻
　～ to sb　与某人的婚姻

　Marriage is a lifelong business.　结婚是终身大事。
　Does he intend marriage or only flirts with her?　他是打算和她结婚还是只想调戏她?
　The two families forbade the marriage between Thompson and Nancy.　这两家人都禁止汤姆森和南希的婚事。
　We favour late marriage.　我们提倡晚婚。
　Living separately from parents after marriage is common.　婚后与父母分开住现在非常流行。
　He came into the firm as the result of his marriage with the daughter of the chairman.　他与经理的女儿结婚而进入公司。
　Stephen's parents tended to disengage him from the promise of marriage.　史迪芬的父母想使他解除婚约。
　She has abandoned all thought of marriage.　她完全放弃了结婚的念头。
　On her marriage to Mr. Smith, Miss Jones became Mrs. Smith.　琼斯小姐与史密斯先生结婚之时，她就成了史密斯太太。
　Happy marriage may be more common in fiction than in real life.　在虚构的故事中，美满婚姻比现实生活中更为常见。
　Her first marriage ended unhappy.　她的第一次婚姻结局很不幸。
　Our marriage nearly broke up.　我们的婚姻差点破裂。
　Their marriage was legal.　他们的婚姻是合法的。
　The marriage was invalid.　那宗婚姻是无效的。
　Many women successfully mix marriage and career.　许多女人能成功地将婚姻和事业结合起来。
　The parents were happy at the happy marriage of their daughter.　父母为女儿美满的婚姻而感到愉快。
　The magazine's issue on marriage was especially interesting.　这本杂志谈婚姻问题的那一期特别有趣。
　She was not lucky in marriage.　她在婚姻方面不幸。
　Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.　她父亲勉强地答应了这桩婚姻。
　His political reputation was damaged due to his illegal marriage.　他的政治名誉由于他的非法婚姻而受到诋毁。
　Since she left school, she's had an eye to marriage.　自离开学校后，她就一直在考虑婚姻问题。
　A marriage has been announced between Mr. White and Miss Brown.　怀特先生和布朗小姐已宣布结婚。
　Over a seven-year period the number of marriages has decreased by thirty percent.　七年间结婚数下降了30%。
　This is a register of births, marriages and deaths.　这是出生、婚姻与死亡登记簿。
　She rejected his marriage proposal.　她拒绝了他的求婚。
　No one had seen her marriage certificate.　谁也未曾见到过她的结婚证书。
　They went through the appropriate marriage procedure.　他们举行了适当的结婚仪式。
　Her second marriage was held in St. John's Church.　她的第二次婚礼是在圣约翰教堂举行的。
　I shall attend your marriage.　我要参加你的婚礼。
　They are going to have a church marriage.　他们要在教堂举行婚礼。
　Mrs. White only comes up to her husband's chin but there's no doubt who is the boss in that marriage!　怀特夫人明显不如她的丈夫，但是很明显在这次婚礼中，谁是主事的！
　It is now fashionable to perform marriages in the evening.　现在盛行晚上举行婚礼。
　This major bank marriage is the fourth in less than six months.　这次银行合并是不到六个月里发生的第四次。

 ♣ in marriage
　通过婚姻关系　by the relation of marriage
　They were united in marriage.　他们通过婚姻走到一起。
 ♣ marriage comes by destiny
　姻缘命中注定　marriage are made in heaven
　She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.　她是多愁善感一类的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。

 ♣ marriage, matrimony, wedding
　这三个词都与“婚姻”有关。其区别在于：
1. marriage须得到法律的认可；matrimony是一个很正式的有宗教含义的词，尤其用于通过结婚而建立精神上或宗教信仰方面的联系；而wedding则一般只是习俗而并非法律的必须程序。例如：
　Marriage by a priest is lawful in England without another ceremony.　在英国，由牧师证婚的婚姻即使没有别的仪式也是合法的。
　He is contemplating matrimony with his girlfriend.　他正考虑和他的女朋友结婚。
　Many people came to the young couple's wedding.　许多人参加了这对年轻夫妇的婚礼。
2. marriage指婚姻状况，而wedding则指男女结婚时举行的一种仪式。“参加婚礼”英语是attend a wedding，“喜筵”是wedding feast，“结婚照”是wedding photograph，“结婚戒指”是wedding ring，“结婚礼物”是wedding gift〔present〕。这些都不能用marriage来代替。再如：Their marriage lasted for thirty happy years.他们的婚姻持续了30个幸福的年头。
　Have you been invited to their wedding?　你被邀请参加他们的婚礼了吗?

　婚姻是一件很严肃的事情。
　［误］ Marriage are a very serious thing.
　［正］ Marriage is a very serious thing.
　［析］ marriage一般情况下作不可数名词作主语时，其谓语动词使用单数形式。

　［同义词］ coupling, link, match, wedding
　［反义词］ divorce
　［词源］　古法语marier（结婚，婚姻）