bride-to-be
bride-to-be — 名詞
1. A woman who has agreed to marry someone and is now making preparations for the w
準新娘
即將結婚的女性
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.
準新娘 Mei-Lin 每個週末都和母親一起去看婚禮場地。
countable noun with name in apposition
The dress shop set aside a special room for brides-to-be to try on wedding gowns.
這家禮服店為準新娘們保留了一間專門試穿婚紗的房間。
plural form: brides-to-be
Fatima, the bride-to-be, was busy choosing flower arrangements for the reception hall.
準新娘 Fatima 忙著為婚宴會場挑選花卉佈置。
A local magazine interviewed six brides-to-be about how they met their partners.
一家本地雜誌訪問了六位準新娘，了解她們與另一半相識的過程。
Ananya moved in with her fiancé's family, as many brides-to-be do in her culture.
Ananya 搬去和未婚夫的家人同住，在她的文化裡，許多準新娘都是如此。
- 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.