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connubial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·nu·bi·al /kəˈnjuːbiəl $ -ˈnuː-/ adjective  connubial bliss formalMARRY the state of being happily married 婚姻美满 living in connubial bliss 生活在幸福的婚姻中
Examples from the Corpus
connubialDavid and Harriet lay side by side in their connubial bed, lights out, the house still.That night, in the connubial bedroom, she sat up against a stack of pillows, nursing the baby.Here was the connubial complement to Miss Havisham's wedding feast but without the cobwebs.David came back to sleep in the connubial room.
Origin connubial (1600-1700) Latin connubialis, from connubium marriage, from com- ( → COM-) + nubere ( → NUPTIAL)
con·nu·bi·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
married state happily of Corpus the being


connubial
connubial /kəˈnjuːbiəl $ -ˈnuː-/ adjective
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: connubialis, from connubium __marriage__, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + nubere (, nuptial)
connubial bliss formal the state of being happily married:
    living in connubial bliss


con·nub·ialBrE /ˈnjuːbiəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈnuːbiəl/ 🔊 adjective (literary) related to marriage, or the relationship between husband and wife 婚姻的;夫妻(关系)的