wedlock
wedlocknoun- [mass noun]the state of being married
婚姻,已婚状态
常用词组born in (或 out of) wedlock- born of married (or unmarried) parents
婚生的(非婚生的)
语源- late Old English wedlāc 'marriage vow', from wed 'pledge' (related to wed) + the suffix -lāc (denoting action)
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