/ˈwedɪŋ ||; ˈwɛdɪŋ/noun [C] a marriage ceremony and often the meal or party that follows it (the reception) 婚礼: I've been invited to their wedding. 我获得邀请出席他们的婚礼。a wedding dress/guest/present （新婚的）结婚礼服；婚礼上的宾客；结婚礼物a wedding ring (= one that is worn on the third finger to show that a person is married) 结婚戒指 Marriage is the word for the state of being married to somebody. It can also be used for the ceremony, with the same meaning as wedding. The man who is getting married is the bridegroom, the woman is the bride. Other important people at the ceremony are the best man and the bridesmaids. A wedding can take place in church (a church wedding) or in a registry office. A couple celebrate their silver wedding when they have been married for 25 years, their golden wedding after 50 and their diamond wedding after 60. marriage指结婚，亦指婚礼，意思和wedding一样。新郎叫做bridegroom，新娘叫做bride。婚礼上的其他重要人物有伴郎(best man)和伴娘(bridesmaid)。婚礼可以在教堂进行(church wedding)，或在婚姻登记处(registry office)进行。夫妻在结婚25周年时庆祝银婚(silver wedding)，50周年时庆祝金婚(golden wedding)，60周年时庆祝钻石婚(diamond wedding)。