shotgun wedding

短语

n. 强制婚姻, 勉强的妥协

发音

AU

词形变化

shotgun weddings 复数 shotgun weddings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.

    奉子成婚

    习语 俚语
  2. 2.

    A wedding made in haste or under duress.

    习语 俚语
  3. 3.

    Any similarly reputedly forced partnership, between people, organizations, components, or concepts.

    习语 俚语

词源

From the implication that the groom was forced to the altar by shotgun-wielding relatives of the bride.

来源：wiktionary