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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. 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.