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单词 mail-order bride
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mail-order bride
mail-order bride n. a woman who relocates to marry a man in another region or country (now typically one that is economically more developed) after contact for this purpose through an advertisement or matrimonial agency.Often depreciative or having negative connotations.
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1906 Decatur (Illinois) Herald 17 July 1/2 Mail order bride suited Messner... As the result of an ad in a matrimonial journal Miss Alice Woolsem of Washington Pa and Peter Messner a farmer living north of here met in this city and got married.
2002 Time Out N.Y. 26 Dec. 67/1 Clarke shares her experiences growing up with a stepmom who was a Filipino mail-order bride and a dad who kept an AK-47 in the house.
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