Old English brydguma "suitor," from bryd "bride" (see bride) + guma "man" (source also of Old Norse gumi, Old High German gomo, cognate with Latin homo "man;" see homunculus). Ending altered 16c. by folk etymology after groom (n.) "groom, boy, lad" (q.v.).
Common Germanic compound (compare Old Saxon brudigumo, Old Norse bruðgumi, Old High German brutigomo, German Bräutigam), except in Gothic, which used bruþsfaþs, literally "bride's lord."
雙語例句
1. The bridegroom asked the guests to stand and then toasted the bridesmaids.
新郎請客人起立為女儐相幹杯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The bridegroom ended his speech by proposing a toast to the hosts.
新郎向主人敬酒結束了他的講話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.
請大家舉杯為新娘新郎幹杯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The bride and bridegroom received their guests in the great hall.
新娘和新郎在大廳迎接客人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The bridegroom has given a wedding feast with twenty tables.