marriageable
/mar-i-juh-buhl/US // ˈmær ɪ dʒə bəl //UK // (ˈmærɪdʒəbəl) //
可婚,可结婚的,可结婚,适婚
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- : of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter.
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Examples
The worst of all was, however, that there were two young girls of a marriageable age, the daughters of the Jemadar.
Sometime during the year a list of marriageable princesses was prepared by the Emperor's orders.
He has a wife and five children all marriageable and unprovided for.
When she became of marriageable age she had many suitors, for she was beautiful and lovely in disposition.
I now call all qualified ladies, marriageable, to chocolate at my house every day at your own hour.
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