(名词,复数) 婚礼;结婚典礼;(较正式/文学用语)婚事。也可泛指“婚姻”(较少见)。
/ˈnʌpʃəlz/
Their nuptials were held in June.
他们的婚礼在六月举行。
Despite the rain, the guests stayed late, raising toasts at the nuptials and recounting stories of the couple’s long courtship.
尽管下雨,宾客们仍逗留到很晚,在婚礼上举杯祝酒,并讲述这对新人漫长恋爱历程的故事。
nuptials 来自拉丁语 nuptiae(“婚礼、婚事”,本身常以复数形式出现),与动词 nubere(“结婚”)有关。该词源常被解释为与“新娘戴上面纱、覆盖(veil)”的习俗相关,因此带有较强的典礼与正式语体色彩。