汉英词典
MEANING OF 门当户对
门当户对
(門當戶對)
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
In the old days, it meant that the social status and economic situation of both men and women were equal, and marriage was very suitable
指男女双方家庭的社会地位和经济状况相当，结亲很合适。
指事物之间相称相当。
| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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他家里安排他娶一个门当户对的女孩。 He was arranged by his family to marry a girl of his own class. | ||
她觉得这样才算是门当户对，对得起我们洛家的身份。 She feels that just being regarded as like this is of equal status, to the identity that must heave our Luo house. | ||
这项典型的英式活动曾是年轻女孩踏入宫廷的大好机会，她们可在舞会上找到门当户对的金龟婿。 The quintessentially English event was intended as an opportunity for young girls to be presented at court where they might find a future husband from a suitable bloodline. | ||
不过谢卡瓦特的家人起初却是极力反对，并严厉警告说他们无法为他安排门当户对的亲事。 Mr Shekhawat's family members initially discouraged him with a stern warning that they may never be able to find him a suitable bride. | ||
