civil union是什么意思

双语例句

(1)He married Cowles in a civil union in 2006.

他于2006年与考尔斯以公民结合的形式结婚。

(2)Were they married or lived together or had a civil union?

她们是已婚或同居，或者是民事联合？

(3)The Civil Union license is obtained from town clerks.

公务员联盟获得牌照的城市办事员。

(4)The two had had a civil union for years and changed this into a marriage under the new law, which was approved by parliament earlier this month.

根据新的法律，两人在多年的“民事结合”后，终于步入婚姻。这项新的法律本月初由国会批准。

(5)The governor signed the bill into law yesterday It gives partners in civil union the same rights and benefits that spouses in a marriage enjoy.

该州州长于昨天将此议案签署法律。这给予了婚姻中双方配偶都享有同等的权利和利益。

释义

n.

a legally recognized union of a same-sex couple, with rights similar to those of marriage

民事结合，同性婚姻。