The Chinese characters with the radical-女well reflect different kinds of marriage status of Chinese women in ancient times such as the primitive group marriage,kinship marriage;trade marriage and polygamy as well as their life and positions.
女旁构形汉字中充分反映了古代婚姻的原始群婚、亲缘婚、买卖婚、一夫多妻等状况,反映了古代女性在社会生活和婚姻状况中的地位。
In old China, over 95 percent of marriages were arranged and on a monetary basis.
旧中国，95%以上的婚姻是包办买卖婚姻。
The state also pays special attention to protecting women's right to freedom of choice in marriage and forbids mercenary and arranged marriages and other acts of interference in other people's freedom of marriage.
国家特别重视保护妇女的婚姻自主权，禁止买卖、包办婚姻和其他干涉婚姻自方的行为。
But at no time was marriage a case of purchase, as among other barbarous people.
与其它原始人群不同的是，在这里，婚姻并没有被看作是可以买卖的交易。
One should not encumber oneself with hire purchase repayments at the beginning of a marriage.
人不应该在婚姻的开始就被购买的租金拖累。
Matrimonium sine manu
略式婚姻，无夫权婚姻
Matrimonium cum manu
要式婚姻，有夫权婚姻
For any man to match above his rank is but to sell his liberty. --Shakespeare
任何男人，婚姻高攀，只会是出卖自己的自由。——莎士比亚
Millionaires tend to have long-lasting marriages rather than fancy girl-friends or mistresses.
百万富翁往往保持持久的婚姻，而不会有爱卖弄的女朋友或情妇。
He then sold half of the painting to fund an engagement ring for his fiancee.
然后他又卖掉了一半作品为他的未婚妻买了一枚订婚戒指。
Connubial:Relating to marriage or the married state; conjugal.
婚姻的:与婚姻或婚姻状况有关的;夫妻间的.
including marriage or romance or even...
包括婚姻、情调或……
Marriage is a lottery.
((谚))婚姻全靠缘份。
Instrumentum ad matrimonium
婚姻文书，结婚证书
Their marriage ended in divorce.
他们的婚姻以离婚收
Sale or purchase of positions in church or state.
圣职买卖，官职买卖
"Marital status:married, single, widowed, divorced, separated"
婚姻状况:已婚,单婚,鳏寡,离婚,分居
Marital Reimburses·Marital Subsidization· Mutual Affinal Benefits--An Analysis of Countryside Marriage Payment Practice
婚姻偿付·婚姻资助·姻亲互惠——对农村婚姻支付实践的尝试性解读
