alegallyacceptedrelationshipbetween twopeoplein which theylivetogether, or theofficialceremonythatresultsin this:
婚姻；结婚；婚礼
They had alongandhappymarriage.他们的婚姻长久而幸福。
She went tolivein anotherstateafter thebreak-upof her marriage.她婚姻破裂后便搬去了另一个州。
She has twodaughtersby her first marriage.她的第一次婚姻有两个女儿。
the marriageceremony婚礼
Thecourtdecisionlegalizedgay/same-sexmarriage(= a marriage between twopeopleof the samesex).
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atypeofrelationshipbetweenpeoplein which theyliveasmarriedpeoplebuttheirrelationshipis notlegallyaccepted:
Ibelievethat marriage is adivineinstitutionand doesn't needlegalstatusto bevalid.
He has severalwives, butourcountrydoes notrecognizeall of his marriages.
Common-lawmarriage(= a marriage that is notofficialbut isacceptedbecause thepeoplehavelivedtogether for a verylongtime)is onlyrecognizedin a fewstates.
marriage of convenience
a marriage in which thepartnershavemarried, not because theyloveeach other, but inorderto get anadvantage, such as therighttolivein the other partner'scountry:
alegallyacceptedrelationshipbetween twopeoplein which theylivetogether, or theofficialceremonythatresultsin this
婚姻；结婚；婚礼
They had alongandhappymarriage.他们的婚姻长久而幸福。
She went tolivein anotherstateafter thebreak-upof her marriage.她婚姻破裂后便搬去了另一个州。
She has twodaughtersby her first marriage.她的第一次婚姻有两个女儿。
the marriageceremony婚礼
marriage of convenience
a marriage in which thepartnershavemarried, not because theyloveeach other, but inorderto get anadvantage, such as therighttolivein the other partner'scountry
基于利害关系的婚姻，权宜婚姻
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They gotdivorcedafter only sixmonthsof marriage.
Their marriagefellapartwhen shefoundout about her husband'saffair.
Sex before marriage isstronglydisapprovedof in somecultures.
IntrueHollywoodstyle, she's had four marriages and three face-lifts.
The "successful" governess, it seems, manages her pupils into "successful" betrothals - just like themarriageplot novel.
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The share it acquired depended on the daughters' present circumstances, on whether they were unmarried, married, or returned frommarriageas a widow or divorcée.
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Furthermore, earliermarriagereinforces this trend, because graduates will be spending a greater proportion of their childbearing years inmarriage.
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Officially, ecclesiastical matrimony had thus replaced secular, private, and clandestinemarriage.
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If there were no sons in the house and the heir was the eldest daughter, themarriageresulted, theoretically, in a mere reversal of roles.
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Due recognition must also be given to changes in nuptial fertility and to apparently changing perceptions of the roles ofmarriageand the family.
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Nevertheless, if the father rejected elders' suggestions ofmarriagethe court would convict the young man.
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The question of succession prompted families engaged in the same occupation to form an association that controlled members' marriages and inheritances.
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The land was most likely to be transferred to the eldest son of the firstmarriage.
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Their members'marriagepatterns, for example, showed subtle, but visible, differences from those of other social groups.
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Thus, the families in the sample are characterized by poverty, relatively large family size, and frequent unstable marriages.
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Eloping was not a rejection ofmarriageor of bridewealth, but a pragmatic decision foisted upon young people because of poverty.
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Themarriageceremony itself was perfunctory and, in this instance, the whole process of juba'ing seems to have proceeded smoothly.
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Marriagehas been secularised and is concluded upon the oral response of the two parties.
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Certainly, over a long historical period it might be expected that unrecorded separations would have diminished as a proportion of allmarriagebreakdowns.
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advantageous marriage
It was not an especially advantageous marriage and may well have been a love affair.
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broken marriage
Remarriage offers a future for parties suffering from abrokenmarriage.
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dissolution of marriage
Finally, historians have discussed thedissolutionofmarriage.
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