How do you use "Shotgun wedding" in a sentence?

They had a shotgun wedding in June — the baby came in September. It wasn't a shotgun wedding. We'd been planning to get married anyway. My grandparents had a shotgun wedding in 1960 and stayed married for 50 years.

Shotgun wedding

Q: What does "Shotgun wedding" mean?

A rushed wedding, typically because the bride is pregnant. A shotgun wedding is a marriage that happens quickly and under pressure, traditionally because the woman is expecting a baby. The humorous image is of the bride's father standing behind the groom with a shotgun, forcing him to 'do the right thing.' While the stigma around premarital pregnancy has faded, the term lives on for any hasty marriage.

American Slang Term American ★★★★☆ Common informal

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Significado: A rushed wedding, typically because the bride is pregnant.

仓促举行的婚礼，通常是因为新娘怀孕了。

Una boda precipitada, normalmente porque la novia está embarazada.

急いで行われる結婚式。通常、花嫁が妊娠しているため。

급하게 올리는 결혼식, 보통 신부가 임신했기 때문에.

A shotgun wedding is a marriage that happens quickly and under pressure, traditionally because the woman is expecting a baby. The humorous image is of the bride's father standing behind the groom with a shotgun, forcing him to 'do the right thing.' While the stigma around premarital pregnancy has faded, the term lives on for any hasty marriage.

Shotgun wedding指在压力下匆忙举行的婚礼，传统上是因为女方怀孕了。幽默的画面是新娘的父亲拿着猎枪站在新郎身后，逼他'做正确的事'。虽然婚前怀孕的羞耻感已经淡化，但这个词仍然被用来形容任何仓促的婚姻。

Una shotgun wedding es un matrimonio que ocurre rápido y bajo presión, tradicionalmente porque la mujer está esperando un bebé. La imagen humorística es la del padre de la novia detrás del novio con una escopeta, obligándole a 'hacer lo correcto'. Aunque el estigma del embarazo prematrimonial se ha desvanecido, el término pervive para cualquier matrimonio apresurado.

「ショットガン・ウェディング」は、伝統的に女性が妊娠しているために急いで行われる結婚のこと。花嫁の父親が新郎の背後にショットガン（散弾銃）を持って立ち、「責任を取れ」と迫るというユーモラスなイメージに由来する。婚前妊娠への偏見は薄れてきたが、急な結婚全般を指す表現として今も使われている。

속도위반 결혼은 빠르게, 압박 속에 이루어지는 결혼으로, 전통적으로 여성이 임신했기 때문이다. 유머러스한 이미지는 신부의 아버지가 신랑 뒤에 샷건을 들고 서서 '올바른 일'을 하도록 강요하는 것이다. 혼전 임신에 대한 낙인은 줄었지만, 이 용어는 모든 급한 결혼에 사용되며 계속 남아 있다.

Ejemplos

They had a shotgun wedding in June — the baby came in September.
他们六月份赶着结了婚，九月份孩子就出生了。
Tuvieron una boda de penalty en junio — el bebé llegó en septiembre.
6月にできちゃった婚をして、9月に赤ちゃんが生まれた。
6월에 급하게 결혼식을 올리고, 9월에 아기가 태어났어.
It wasn't a shotgun wedding. We'd been planning to get married anyway.
那不是奉子成婚。我们本来就打算结婚。
No fue una boda de penalty. Ya teníamos pensado casarnos igualmente.
できちゃった婚じゃなかったよ。どのみち結婚する予定だったんだから。
속도위반 결혼이 아니었어. 어차피 결혼할 계획이었거든.
My grandparents had a shotgun wedding in 1960 and stayed married for 50 years.
我爷爷奶奶1960年奉子成婚，结果一起过了50年。
Mis abuelos tuvieron una boda de penalty en 1960 y estuvieron casados 50 años.
祖父母は1960年にできちゃった婚をして、50年間連れ添ったよ。
조부모님은 1960년에 속도위반 결혼을 하셨는데 50년을 함께하셨어.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: wedding stories, family history, humor

Tono: humorous, old-fashioned

✓ Correcto

It was basically a shotgun wedding.
基本上就是奉子成婚。
Fue básicamente una boda de penalty.
実質的にできちゃった婚だったよ。
사실상 속도위반 결혼이었어.
My parents had a shotgun wedding and it worked out fine.
我爸妈就是奉子成婚，结果还挺好的。
Mis padres tuvieron una boda de penalty y les fue bien.
うちの親はできちゃった婚だったけど、うまくいったよ。
우리 부모님은 속도위반 결혼이었는데 잘 됐어.

✗ Incorrecto

Don't call someone's wedding a shotgun wedding to their face — it implies the marriage was forced
不要当着别人的面说他们的婚礼是奉子成婚——这暗示婚姻是被迫的
No llames a la boda de alguien una boda de penalty a la cara — implica que el matrimonio fue forzado
本人に面と向かって「できちゃった婚」と言わないこと——結婚を強いられたと暗示してしまう
면전에서 누군가의 결혼을 속도위반 결혼이라고 부르지 마세요 — 강제로 결혼한 것 같은 뉘앙스를 줍니다

Origen e historia

An American expression from the 19th century, rooted in rural Southern culture where a father might literally threaten a young man with a shotgun if he'd gotten his daughter pregnant without marrying her. The term became humorous shorthand by the 20th century.

Contexto cultural

Era: 19th century onward

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Regional notes: Originated in Southern culture

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