名詞 wedlock:

1. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
   同義詞：marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship

1. As the married couple can't have children, they have adopted a child born out of wedlock.
   由于這對已婚夫婦無法生育，他們領(lǐng)養(yǎng)了一個私生子。
2. Age and wedlock we all desire and repent of.
   成年與婚姻，均為我輩所欲，亦為我輩所悔。
3. My wife likes our wedlock.
   我妻子喜歡我們的婚姻生活。

wed.lock

n.（名詞）
The state of being married; matrimony.
已婚狀態(tài)；婚姻

<習(xí)慣用語>out of wedlock
Of parents not legally married to each other:
私生的：父母不是合法地結(jié)合在一起的：
例句：
born out of wedlock.
私生的

來源：
Middle English wedlocke
中古英語 wedlocke
from Old English wedl3c
源自 古英語 wedl3c
wedd [pledge]
wedd [承諾]
-l3c [n. suff. expressing activity]
-l3c [名詞詞綴，表示某種活動]