好词典

marriageable

UK //ˈmær.ɪ.dʒə.bəl//US //ˈmer.ɪ.dʒə.bəl//

词源

源自16世纪英语,由marriage(婚姻)加形容词后缀-able(可…的)构成,字面意思是‘适合结婚的’。

adjective

❶ 指一个人已达到适婚年龄或具备结婚的条件,通常用于描述年轻人适合结婚的状态。

“In some cultures, girls are considered marriageable at the age of 16.”

(在某些文化中,女孩16岁就被认为到了适婚年龄。)

“He finally became financially stable and marriageable in his late 30s.”

(他在30多岁时终于经济稳定,具备了结婚的条件。)

同义词:eligible, nubile, weddable

常见短语

marriageable age — 指法律或社会认可的适合结婚的最低年龄,不同国家和地区对此有不同规定。

“The legal marriageable age in this country is 18 for both genders.”

(这个国家的法定结婚年龄是18岁,男女相同。)