solemnise

基本解釋

A wedding strikes him as the appropriate way to solemnise a 25-year relationship—and besides, it is about time his straight friends gave him some presents.
對(duì)他來說，婚姻最能表現(xiàn)他對(duì)這段25年戀情的認(rèn)真，另外，他的好朋友們也是時(shí)候送他些禮物，對(duì)他表示祝福了。
A wedding strikes him as the appropriate way to solemnise a 25-year relationship-and besides, it is about time his straight friends gave him some presents.
斯特恩認(rèn)為用一場(chǎng)婚禮來慶祝和紀(jì)念他們長(zhǎng)達(dá)25年的伴侶關(guān)系是再合適不過，而且也該輪到他的異性戀朋友們給他送結(jié)婚賀禮了。
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In Weston, though the town clerk was happy to give Mr Perry and Mr Evans their civil licence, four of the town's five justices of the peace are unwilling to solemnise a civil union.
ECONOMIST: Homosexual unions

to celebrate or observe with rites or formal ceremonies, as a religious occasion