"banns" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 结婚公告

Definition

结婚公告是在教堂等场所公开宣布一对新人准备结婚，以便有异议的人可以提出反对。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“结婚公告”是正式或宗教场合用语，多见于基督教仪式。现代汉语较少日常使用，多见于文献或翻译中。

Examples

The church announced the banns for the wedding next month.

教堂公布了下个月婚礼的**结婚公告**。

The banns are read aloud before the marriage ceremony.

**结婚公告**在婚礼举行前被朗读出来。

No one objected when the banns were published.

当**结婚公告**公布时，没有人提出异议。

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

他们决定不发布**结婚公告**，而选择私人仪式。

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

传统上，**结婚公告**会在教堂门口张贴三周。

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

如果**结婚公告**有人提出异议，婚礼可能会推迟。