| 成句・複合語： |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
| arranged marriage n | (marriage negotiated by parents) | 見合い結婚 名
HHiraganaみあいけっこん |
| He doesn't want to marry her, it's an arranged marriage. |
| by marriage adv | (through the family of one's spouse) | 結婚による、婚姻による 副
HHiraganaけっこんによる、こんいんによる |
| He is my uncle by marriage, certainly not by choice. |
| common-law marriage n | (partnership not formalized by marriage ceremony) | 内縁関係 名
HHiraganaないえんかんけい |
| 注釈: 法的手続きを取らない婚姻 |
| When a common law marriage exists, the spouses receive the same legal treatment given to legally married couples |
| forced marriage n | (marriage arranged without consent) | 強制結婚 名
HHiraganaきょうせいけっこん |
| In a forced marriage, you are coerced into marrying someone against your will. |
| gay marriage n | (marriage: same-sex) | 同姓婚 名
HHiraganaどうせいこん |
| The state senate is voting on whether to allow gay marriage. |
| interracial marriage n | (marriage between persons of different race) | 異人種間結婚 名
HHiraganaいじんしゅかんけっこん |
| Interracial marriage was against the law under South Africa's apartheid regime. |
levirate,
levirate marriage n | (custom: marrying brother's widow) | レビレート婚、レビラト婚 名
HHiraganaれびれーとこん、れびらとこん |
| marriage ceremony n | (official part of a wedding) | 結婚式 名
HHiraganaけっこんしき |
| marriage certificate n | (official document recording a marriage) | 結婚証明書 名
HHiraganaけっこんしょうめいしょ |
| I had to show my marriage certificate in order to change my last name. |
| marriage contract n | (prenuptial agreement) | 婚約 名
HHiraganaこんやく |
| He insisted his future wife sign a marriage contract to protect his family's wealth. |
| marriage guidance n | (counselling for married couples) | 結婚相談、結婚生活カウンセラー 名
HHiraganaけっこんそうだん、けっこんせいかつかうんせらー |
| Before considering divorce, it might be a good idea to obtain some marriage guidance. |
marriage license (US),
marriage licence (UK) n | (permit to marry) | 結婚許可 名
HHiraganaけっこんきょか |
| It is a good idea, about a week before the wedding, to go to the courthouse to obtain a marriage license. |
| marriage officer n | (registrar: [sb] who conducts a wedding) | 婚姻登録所の行政官 名
HHiraganaこんいんとうろくじょのぎょうせいかん |
| marriage proposal n | (request to marry [sb]) | プロポーズ、結婚の申し込み 名
HHiraganaぷろぽーず、けっこんのもうしこみ |
| She accepted his marriage proposal without hesitation. |
| marriage vows npl | (promises made as part of wedding ceremony) | 夫婦の契り、結婚の誓約 名
HHiraganaふうふのちぎり、けっこんのせいやく |
| They exchanged marriage vows, promising to support each other in sickness and in health. |
| marriage wrecker n | informal, pejorative ([sb] whose lover is married) | 婚姻関係を壊す人 名
HHiraganaこんいんかんけいをこわすひと |
| His many love affairs with married women earned him the name of a marriage wrecker. |
| mixed marriage n | (inter-racial marriage) | 異民族［異人種］間の結婚、国際結婚 名
HHiraganaいみんぞく［いじんしゅ］かんのけっこん、こくさいけっこん |
| Mixed marriages were once banned in the southern states of the USA. |
| open marriage n | (married couple who agree to extramarital sex) | オープンマリッジ 名
HHiraganaおーぷんまりっじ |
| My wife has her diversions too, we have an open marriage. |
| propose marriage vtr + n | (ask [sb] to marry) | プロポーズする 他動
HHiraganaぷろぽーずする |
| sanctity of marriage n | formal (sacredness of wedding vows) | 夫婦の誓い 名
HHiraganaふうふのちかい |
sororate,
sororate marriage n | (custom: marrying wife's sister) | ソロレート婚、姉妹逆縁婚 名
HHiraganaそろれーとこん、しまいぎゃくえんこん |
unite [sb] in marriage,
unite [sb] and [sb] in marriage⇒ vtr | usually passive (join in marriage) | ～を結婚させる 他動
HHiragana～をけっこんさせる |
| The vicar united the couple in marriage. |
