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单词 marriage of convenience
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marriage of convenience

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noun

marriage entered into for a personal or family advantage, as for social, political, or economic reasons, usually without love and sometimes without the expectation of sexual relations.
French ma·riage de con·ve·nance [ma-ryazh duh kawn-vuh-nahns] /maˈryaʒ də kɔ̃ vəˈnɑ̃s/ .

Origin of marriage of convenience

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby marriage of convenience

marriage broker, marriage bureau, marriage encounter, marriage equality, marriage guidance, marriage of convenience, marriage portion, married, married print, Marriner, marron
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British Dictionary definitions for marriage of convenience

marriage of convenience

noun

a marriage based on expediency rather than on love
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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