bride-to-be
bride-to-be — noun
1. A woman who has agreed to marry someone and is now making preparations for the w
A woman who has agreed to marry someone and is now making preparations for the wedding ceremony.
Mei-Lin, a bride-to-be, spent every weekend visiting wedding venues with her mother.
countable noun with name in apposition
The dress shop set aside a special room for brides-to-be to try on wedding gowns.
plural form: brides-to-be
Fatima, the bride-to-be, was busy choosing flower arrangements for the reception hall.
A local magazine interviewed six brides-to-be about how they met their partners.
Ananya moved in with her fiancé's family, as many brides-to-be do in her culture.
- fiancée
More formal and focuses on the legal engagement itself rather than the wedding preparations.
- future bride
Slightly more informal and descriptive; emphasises her role on the coming wedding day.
- engaged woman
Describes the general state of being engaged rather than the specific role in a wedding.
- groom-to-be
The male counterpart who is about to be married.
文法句型
[countable noun]
用法筆記
The plural is brides-to-be, with the main noun taking the plural suffix rather than the compound ending.