Phrase
matron of honor
已婚首席伴娘
The chief female attendant who assists the bride at a wedding, specifically a married woman in the role of maid of honor.
- 1.
The primary woman who assists the bride at a wedding, if this woman is married; a married woman serving in the role of maid of honor.
已婚的首席伴娘；婚礼中协助新娘的已婚女子。
已婚的首席伴娘；婚礼中协助新娘的已婚女子。；(已婚的)首席女傧相；主要伴娘
In use
The matron of honor helped the bride adjust her veil before the ceremony.
She chose her best friend from college to be her matron of honor.
The matron of honor delivered a touching speech that made everyone cry.
possessive + matron of honor
matron of honor 前常用所有格代词指代特定的人。
Her matron of honor planned the bachelorette party.
她的首席女傧相策划了单身派对。
serve as matron of honor
She served as matron of honor at her friend's wedding.
她在朋友的婚礼上担任首席女傧相。
matron of honor + for + person
matron of honor 后接 for 表示其为谁担任此角色。
Who will be the matron of honor for your sister?
谁将是你姐姐的首席女傧相？
Common mistakes
She is married, so she will be the maid of honor at the wedding.She is married, so she will be the matron of honor at the wedding.
因为这位伴娘已婚，所以应该用matron of honor，而maid of honor专指未婚伴娘。
The bride has two matron of honors.The bride has two matrons of honor.
复数形式应将主要名词matron变为复数，而不是将of后面的honor变为复数。
Connections
Confusing words
- maid of honor
- （未婚的）首席女傧相 · matron指已婚，maid指未婚
- best man
- 伴郎 · matron指女性，best man指男性
- bridesmaid
- 伴娘（一般成员） · matron是首席，bridesmaid是普通伴娘
Word family
- matronly
- 主妇似的，像女舍监的 · adj.
- matronhood
- 主妇身份，女舍监之职 · n.
- matronize
- 以主妇身份对待，照管 · v.
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.