wedding

来自wed,结婚。

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.

1. The carpet was a wedding present from the Prime Minister.

这张地毯是首相送的结婚礼物。

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.

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。

4. He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.

他和海伦去年庆祝了他们的银婚。

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。