| 释义 |
●a ˌshotgun ˈwedding/ˈmarriage (old-fashioned, informal) a marriage which takes place because the woman is pregnant 怀孕所迫的婚礼；奉子成婚 NOTE This expression probably refers to the father of a woman, who threatens to shoot the man unless he marries her. 这个表达法可能原指女方的父亲威胁男方，要是不娶自己的女儿就要杀死他。 |