red wedding

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the state or communism in addition to reciting marriage vows. dated
    — As the church sought to make these events significant with its ceremonies, so did the Communists with their “Red weddings,” “Red funerals” and “Red christenings.”
  2. A situation involving carnage, bloodshed, or chaos; a massacre; a mass culling. figuratively,often
    — Although ABC’s cancellation slate is far from a Red Wedding, these seven shows got the axe: “Whiskey Cavalier,” “For the People,” “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,” “Child Support,” “The Alec Baldwin Show,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “Splitting Up Together.”

词形变化

red weddings plural

词源

The first sense derives from red as an adjective meaning associated with or supportive of communism. The second sense derives from the Red Wedding scene in A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin.
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