marriage/'mærɪʤ/

n. the legal relationship between a husband and wife

n. [C; U] 结婚，婚姻：They had a long and happy marriage. 他们的婚姻长久幸福。

◇[marriage between sb¹ and sb²] marriage between cousins 表兄妹的婚姻

构词marry + i + -age

辨析marriage; wedding