核心畫面

One way to hold wedded: two things tied together in front of witnesses, with no plan to them. That is the marriage itself in the first use. The picture then stretches in two directions — to the shining happiness that the tie is supposed to bring, and to a person who is tied that tightly to an idea instead of to a partner. The word also tells you where you are: it is formal, ceremonial language, so it shows up in vows, cards and reports far more than in conversation.

wedded 可以想成兩樣東西當著眾人的面被綁在一起,而且沒打算解開。第一個用法講的就是婚姻本身。之後這個畫面往兩邊更多收起wedded 可以想成兩樣東西當著眾人的面被綁在一起,而且沒打算解開。第一個用法講的就是婚姻本身。之後這個畫面往兩邊延伸:一邊是這條繩子理當帶來的那種完美幸福,另一邊是一個人不是綁著伴侶,而是綁著一個想法不放。它同時也在告訴你場合:這是正式、儀式性的字,出現在誓詞、卡片、報導裡的機會,遠比出現在聊天裡多。

Two branches

婚姻本身

這一組就是核心畫面本身,加上它理應帶來的那種幸福。

adjective · B2

Married. This is a formal word, and it is used mostly in the set language of weddings, announcements and older writing rather than in ordinary conversation.

已婚的(正式)

像婚姻一樣綁住的執著

同一條繩子,另一端不是人而是想法:綁上了就不打算鬆開。這是比喻上的延伸,不是另一個字源。

adjective · C1

To believe in an idea, a plan or a way of doing things so strongly that you will not give it up or change it. The subject is often a person, a company, a school or a political party.

死守某個想法或做法

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

weddedadj/ˈwɛdəd/

  • 1

    Joined in marriage.

  • 2

    Joined as if in a marriage.

    • She was too wedded to the first thought that came into her mind to see that her second idea was better.
    • The future policy of the Bundesbahn in diesel traction is firmly wedded to high-speed engines with hydraulic transmissions, and has standardised on four—possibly five—types.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。