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."
双语例句
1. The bridegroom asked the guests to stand and then toasted the bridesmaids.
新郎请客人起立为女傧相干杯.
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2. The bridegroom ended his speech by proposing a toast to the hosts.
新郎向主人敬酒结束了他的讲话.
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3. Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.
请大家举杯为新娘新郎干杯.
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4. The bride and bridegroom received their guests in the great hall.
新娘和新郎在大厅迎接客人.
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5. The bridegroom has given a wedding feast with twenty tables.