1、智课网 TOEFL备考资料托福词汇介绍之marry与marriagemarry与marriage marry的用法1. 表示与某人结婚,marry 通常用作及物动词,不要受汉语的影响,在其后用介词 with 或 to。如:正:She married a teacher. 她同一位教师结了婚。误:She married with to a teacher.有时不说出结婚的对象,也可用作不及物动词。不过此时多半会有状语修饰。如:Her father married again. 她爸爸又结婚了。He married (when he was) very early. 他结婚很早。在口语或非正式文体
2、中,不及物用法的 marry 通常用 get married。如:They got married in 1987. 他们是1980年结婚的。2. 表示婚姻的状况,通常用 be married。注意:其中的 married是形容词而不是过去分词。如:她结婚没有?正:Is she married?误:Did she marry? /Has she married?3. marry 和 get married 均为非延续性动词,通常不与一段时间连用。若要表示某人结婚有多久,可用 be married。如:误:Theyve (got) married for 20 years.正:Theyve be
3、en married for 20 years. 他们结婚20年了。4. be married 和 get married 之后可接介词 to(不能用 with)引出结婚的对象。如:误:She was got married with him.正:She was got married to him. 她同他结了婚。 marriage的用法1. 表示 “结婚”、“婚姻” ,视含义的具体与抽象可用作可数或不可数名词。如:Marriage is for life. 结婚是终身大事。Their marriage is a happy one. 他们的婚姻是幸福的。2. 表示与某人结婚,可用介词 to或 with。一般说来,强调动作时多用 to, 强调状态时多用 with。如:I was surprised at her marriage to her teacher. 听说她嫁给了她的老师,我感到很惊讶。My marriage with Mary is a happy one. 我与玛丽的婚姻生活很幸福。以下同义表达大致同义,均表示 A 与 B 的结婚:the marriage of between A and B the marriage of A to with B比较:动词 marry 作为及物动词,其后一般不用介词 to, with等介词。