marry和wedding的区别主要在于含义及用法上。marry可作名词和动词,含义为“和某人结婚”、“为…主持婚礼”、“把…嫁给”,或为女子名;wedding作为wed的现在分词形式,也可作名词和动词,含义为“婚礼”、“娶”、“嫁”。
一、marry的意思及用法
marry可作主要作为及物动词、不及物动词、名词,作及物动词时意为“嫁;娶;与……结婚”,作不及物动词时意为“结婚”,作名词时意为“人名;(阿拉伯)马雷;(法)马里”。
例句:She married a German.
她嫁给了一个德国人。
They were married by the local priest.
本地牧师为他们主持了婚礼。
The music business marries art and commerce.
音乐行当将艺术和商业结合在一起。
I thought he would change after we got married...
我原以为我们结婚后他会改变的。
The local vicar has agreed to marry us in the chapel on the estate...
当地的牧师已经同意在庄园的小教堂里为我们主持婚礼。
He married his three daughters to princes of the ruling house.
他把三个女儿都嫁给了王室的王子。
二、wedding的意思及用法
wedding主要用作为名词、动词,作名词的意思是“婚礼,婚宴;结婚;结合;人名;(德)韦丁”,作动词的意思是“与…结婚(wed的ing形式)”。
例句:Have you been invited to their wedding?
他们有没有邀请你参加婚礼?
Most Britons want a traditional wedding.
大多数英国人都想要传统的婚礼。
They haven't set a date for their wedding yet.
他们还没有确定婚期。
We've had to put off our wedding until September.
我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。
It looks bad not going to your own brother's wedding.
连亲兄弟的婚礼都不参加,这太不像话了。