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be a bridesmaid
表示担任伴娘的角色。
She was a bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding.
她在表姐的婚礼上当了伴娘。
伴娘
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伴娘
A woman who attends the bride during a wedding ceremony and is part of the bridal party.
She was a bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding.
她在表姐的婚礼上当了伴娘。
婚礼上陪伴新娘的主要女伴。
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
在婚礼上陪伴新娘的未婚女子
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
常年名列前茅但从未夺冠的人或团队。
A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.
My sister asked me to be her bridesmaid at the wedding.
我姐姐邀请我在她的婚礼上做女傧相。
All the bridesmaids wore matching blue dresses.
所有女傧相都穿着配套的蓝色连衣裙。
She is choosing the bridesmaid gifts this weekend.
她这个周末在挑选给女傧相的礼物。
表示担任伴娘的角色。
She was a bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding.
她在表姐的婚礼上当了伴娘。
用于描述新娘邀请某人担任伴娘。
The bride asked her three closest friends to be bridesmaids.
新娘请了三位最要好的朋友当伴娘。
表示伴娘的某物，如礼服、职责等。
The bridesmaid's dress matched the wedding theme.
伴娘的礼服与婚礼主题相配。
Not this
She has three bridesmaid.
Use this
She has three bridesmaids.
汉语名词没有复数形式，学习者容易遗漏英语复数的-s。英语中，可数名词如 bridesmaid，在表示多个时需加-s。
Not this
The bridesmaid wore a white wedding dress.
Use this
The bride wore a white wedding dress.
Bridesmaid 是伴娘，不是新娘。该句描述新娘穿白色婚纱，应使用 bride。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
当伴娘
She was asked to be a bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding.
她被邀请在好友的婚礼上当伴娘。
首席伴娘；主伴娘
As chief bridesmaid, she helped plan the hen party.
作为主伴娘，她帮忙策划了单身派对。
伴娘礼服
All the bridesmaid dresses were in pastel pink.
所有伴娘礼服都是淡粉色。
年幼伴娘
Her niece was a junior bridesmaid in the wedding.
她的侄女在婚礼上做年幼伴娘。
常年屈居第二者；万年老二
The team has been the perennial bridesmaid of the league for years.
这支球队多年来一直是联赛的万年老二。
伴娘致辞
She gave a warm bridesmaid speech at the reception.
她在婚宴上发表了温馨的伴娘致辞。
总是陪跑、从未夺冠；总是当配角却当不上主角。
She has been a finalist many times but never won—always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
她多次进入决赛却从未夺冠，总是陪跑，从未如愿。
永远当伴娘，从不是新娘。
She joked that she was always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
她自嘲说，自己永远当伴娘，却从不是新娘。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use bridesmaid naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成 bride（新娘）+ maid（侍女）：伴娘总陪在新娘身边，因此也联想成“总陪跑、差一步夺冠”的万年老二。
语域：mixed 常见场景：wedding ceremony、bridal party、competition or contest commentary bridesmaid 最常用作中性词，指婚礼中陪伴新娘的女性伴娘；在谈论比赛或竞争时则有“长期屈居第二”的比喻用法，这时多带调侃或非正式色彩。
可数名词，复数形式为bridesmaids
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