marriage
单词辨析：
普通用词，指结婚的仪式以及相关的婚庆活动，尤指包含宗教仪式的婚礼。
They decided to delay their wedding until August.
他们决定把婚礼推迟到8月。
It will be a small church wedding.
那将是一次小型的教堂式婚礼。
A lot of streets are flagged to celebrate the royal wedding.
许多大街上挂起了旗子以庆祝皇室婚礼。
主要指婚姻关系及已婚状态，也可指结婚仪式。
Marriage is not something to be undertaken lightly.
婚姻大事不可掉以轻心。
Their marriage finally fell apart.
他们的婚姻最终破裂了。
Her third marriage was held in St John's Church.
她的第三次婚礼是在圣约翰教堂举行的。
强调已经结婚的状态。
He was born in/out of wedlock.
他是婚生子/非婚生子。
Wedlock is a padlock.
婚姻是一种枷锁。
相关例句：
The marriage had lasted for less than two years
这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
I can't stand the confines of this marriage.
我受不了这段婚姻的限制。
She has gone on holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage
她和她丈夫一起去度假了，以期弥合他们婚姻的裂隙。
George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin
乔治逃脱了和他表亲的包办婚姻。
Many people have an irresponsible attitude towards marriage and relationships.
很多人对婚姻与两性关系持一种不负责任的态度。
She is survived by two daughters from her first marriage.
她身后留下了头婚时生的两个女儿。