| 单词 | bride abduction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbride abduction bride abduction n. the action or an act of kidnapping a woman as a means of obtaining a wife; cf. bride capture n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun] > manner of marrying > bride capture bride capture1869 bride abduction1879 1879 Mission Life July 314 The hill Kois..still practise to a more or less extent ‘bride abduction’, but peaceful marriage negotiations are beginning to be more prevalent amongst them. 1937 R. H. Lowie Hist. Ethnol. Theory v. 46 There is nothing to show that it [sc. exogamy] regularly accompanies bride-abduction. 2005 K. Farr Sex Trafficking v. 137 Jinlian was the victim of a bride abduction, sold into a new life from which she could not escape. < as lemmas |
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