wed

英 [wed] 美[wɛd]
  • vt. 与...结婚;娶;嫁
  • vi. 结婚;娶;嫁

TEM4TOEFL核心词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: weds;过去式: wedded;过去分词: wedded;现在分词: wedding;

中文词源


wed 结婚

来自PIE*wedh,承诺,誓言,词源同engagement。引申义结婚,婚姻。

英文词源


wed (v.)
Old English weddian "to pledge oneself, covenant to do something, vow; betroth, marry," also "unite (two other people) in a marriage, conduct the marriage ceremony," from Proto-Germanic *wadi- (cognates: Old Norse veðja, Danish vedde "to bet, wager," Old Frisian weddia "to promise," Gothic ga-wadjon "to betroth"), from PIE root *wadh- (1) "to pledge, to redeem a pledge" (cognates: Latin vas, genitive vadis "bail, security," Lithuanian vaduoti "to redeem a pledge").

The sense has remained closer to "pledge" in other Germanic languages (such as German Wette "a bet, wager"); development to "marry" is unique to English. "Originally 'make a woman one's wife by giving a pledge or earnest money', then used of either party" [Buck]. Passively, of two people, "to be joined as husband and wife," from c. 1200. Related: Wedded; wedding.

双语例句


1. Our big task for tomorrow .Wed.. is to get them exit visas.
明天(星期三)我们最重要的任务就是拿到他们的出境签证。

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2. In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim.
1952年她嫁给了电影导演罗杰·瓦丹。

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3. Its opening hours are Mon-Wed 10am-12.30am; Thurs-Fri 10am-1am.
开放时间:周一至周三,上午10:00至凌晨12:30;周四至周五,上午10:00至凌晨1:00。

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4. His cousin was about to wed.
他表弟要结婚了。

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5. They were wed at Amiens last August.
他们去年8月在亚眠结婚。

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