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单词 marriage guidance
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marriage guidancen.

Brit. /ˌmarɪdʒ ˈɡʌɪdns/, U.S. /ˈmɛrɪdʒ ˌɡaɪdns/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: marriage n., guidance n.
Etymology: < marriage n. + guidance n.
Counselling concerning marriage, esp. that given to couples seeking to resolve problems in their relationships. Frequently attributive, esp. in marriage guidance counsellor. Cf. marriage counselling n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > [noun] > giving advice on problems of
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marriage counselling1932
1929 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 17 Feb. (Mag.) There should also be confidential marriage guidance clinics for those young people who are contemplating marriage.
1935 Time 13 May 28/2 Old Stone Church is one of an increasing number whose pastors run ‘marriage guidance bureaus’.
1945 Times 25 July 5/5 Groups of people in the provinces have recently been setting up their own local marriage guidance councils.
1948 D. R. Mace Marriage Counselling iii. 18 Marriage guidance..falls into three natural divisions. The first is education for marriage... The second is marriage preparation... The third is marriage counselling..offering help to married people who are confronted with difficulties.
1967 O. Wynd Walk Softly xii. 186 About all that was available to me was the kind of noise that might have come from a junior apprentice marriage-guidance counsellor.
1987 Sunday Times 4 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 10/2 Anna is a marriage guidance counsellor.
1999 Daily Tel. 25 May 21/8 According to Relate, the marriage guidance service, as many as one in five accidents are caused by in-car arguments.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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