civil marriage
英 [ˈsivl ˈmæridʒ] 美 [ˈsɪvəl ˈmærɪdʒ]

n.

（西方国家中不采用宗教仪式的）世俗结婚，公证结婚；

英英释义

civil marriage

• n.a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman

权威例句

Civil Marriage
The effects of marriage, civil union, and domestic partnership laws on the health and well-being of children.
Recording canonical marriage in the civil register
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals' psychological reactions to amendments denying access to civil marriage
Making love "legible"in China: politics and society during the enforcement of civil marriage registration, 1950-66
Frequency of first-cousin marriages from civil marriage certificates in Argentina.
The Incidence of Civil Marriage in Victorian England and Wales
Christian Right as Civil Right: Covenant Marriage and a Kinder, Gentler, Moral Conservatism
Opening Civil Marriage to Same-Gender Couples: a Netherlands-United States Comparison
Social Cohesion and Civil Law: Marriage, Divorce and Religious Courts