married(形容词):已婚的;结婚的。也可引申指“与……紧密结合的/相连的”(如 married to an idea)。
/ˈmærid/
She is married and has two children.
她已婚,并有两个孩子。
The novel explores how personal ambition becomes married to social expectations in a changing时代.
这部小说探讨了在时代变迁中,个人野心如何与社会期待紧密交织在一起。
来自古英语 mǣrriage / marien(与“婚姻、结婚”相关),经由中古英语发展而来;与 marriage(婚姻)同源,核心含义是“进入婚姻关系”,后来也引申出“结合、联结”的比喻用法。