"banns" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 結婚公告

Definition

結婚公告是在教堂等地方公開宣佈兩人準備結婚，以便有異議的人可以提出反對。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“結婚公告”多用於宗教或正式場合，主要出現在基督教婚禮中的正式公告，現代生活較少見於日常用語。

Examples

The church announced the banns for the wedding next month.

教堂公佈了下個月婚禮的**結婚公告**。

The banns are read aloud before the marriage ceremony.

**結婚公告**在婚禮舉行前會被宣讀。

No one objected when the banns were published.

當**結婚公告**公佈時，沒有人提出異議。

They decided to skip the banns and have a private ceremony instead.

他們決定不發佈**結婚公告**，而選擇私人儀式。

Traditionally, the banns are posted on the church door for three weeks.

傳統上，**結婚公告**會在教堂門口張貼三週。

If the banns reveal any objections, the wedding might be delayed.

如果**結婚公告**有人提出異議，婚禮可能會延遲。