wed

英 [wed] 美[wɛd]

TEM4TOEFL核心词汇

第三人称单数: weds;过去式: wedded;过去分词: wedded;现在分词: wedding;

wed 结婚

来自PIE*wedh,承诺，誓言，词源同engagement。引申义结婚，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 veðja, 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）我们最重要的任务就是拿到他们的出境签证。

3. Its opening hours are Mon-Wed 10am-12.30am; Thurs-Fri 10am-1am.: 开放时间：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。