区别辨析wedding与marriage

wedding与marriage这两个名词均含“结婚”之意。

wedding : 普通用词,指婚礼上的结婚仪式以及随之而来的庆祝活动。

  • Do you know the date of Caroline and Matthew's wedding?
    你知道卡罗琳和马修的婚礼哪天举行吗?
  • It was their 25th wedding anniversary last week.
    上周是他们结婚25周年纪念。

marriage : 普通用词,含义广,指婚烟关系及婚后生活,也可指结婚仪式。

  • the marriage ceremony
    婚礼
  • They had a long and happy marriage.
    他们的婚姻长久而幸福。
  • She has two daughters by her first marriage.
    她的第一次婚姻有两个女儿。