newlywed

newlywed — 名詞

1. a person who got married only a short time ago — the word is most often used in

1.名詞B1
釋義

新婚者

剛結婚不久的人

a person who got married only a short time ago — the word is most often used in the plural (newlyweds) to talk about the two people as a couple just starting their life together.

例句

The newlyweds spent their honeymoon hiking through the mountains of New Zealand.

這對新婚夫妻去紐西蘭爬山度蜜月。

plural form the newlyweds + honeymoon collocation

My neighbours are newlyweds — they just moved into the apartment next door last week.

我的鄰居是新婚夫妻——他們上週才剛搬進隔壁公寓。

同義詞
  • bride

    refers only to the woman on or just after her wedding day, not to both partners

  • groom

    refers only to the man on or just after his wedding day

  • honeymooners

    specifically refers to a couple during their honeymoon trip, not the early months of marriage more broadly

文法句型

newlywed (countable singular)

the newlyweds (plural referring to a couple)

用法筆記

The plural form newlyweds is far more common than the singular newlywed in everyday speech. The singular appears most often in set phrases such as 'as a newlywed' or in formal descriptions.

常見錯誤

❌The newlyweds couple bought a house.
✅The newlyweds bought a house.
💡newlyweds already refers to a couple; adding 'couple' is redundant.
❌She is a newlywed wife.
✅She is a newlywed.
💡newlywed already means a recently married person; adding 'wife' is unnecessary.