wed

英 [wed] 美[w?d]

TEM4TOEFL核心詞匯

第三人稱單數(shù):?weds;過去式:?wedded;過去分詞:?wedded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?wedding;

wed 結(jié)婚

來自PIE*wedh,承諾，誓言，詞源同engagement。引申義結(jié)婚，婚姻。

wed (v.): Old English weddian "to pledge oneself, covenant to do something, vow; betroth, marry," also "unite (two other people) in a marriage, conduct the marriage ceremony," from Proto-Germanic *wadi- (cognates: Old Norse veeja, Danish vedde "to bet, wager," Old Frisian weddia "to promise," Gothic ga-wadjon "to betroth"), from PIE root *wadh- (1) "to pledge, to redeem a pledge" (cognates: Latin vas, genitive vadis "bail, security," Lithuanian vaduoti "to redeem a pledge").

The sense has remained closer to "pledge" in other Germanic languages (such as German Wette "a bet, wager"); development to "marry" is unique to English. "Originally 'make a woman one's wife by giving a pledge or earnest money', then used of either party" [Buck]. Passively, of two people, "to be joined as husband and wife," from c. 1200. Related: Wedded; wedding.

1. Our big task for tomorrow .Wed.. is to get them exit visas.: 明天（星期三）我們最重要的任務(wù)就是拿到他們的出境簽證。

3. Its opening hours are Mon-Wed 10am-12.30am; Thurs-Fri 10am-1am.: 開放時(shí)間：周一至周三，上午10：00至凌晨12：30；周四至周五，上午10：00至凌晨1：00。