“非宗教仪式婚姻”常见的英文表达是 “civil marriage” 。
“civil”有“公民的;民间的;非宗教的”等含义,“marriage”指“婚姻”,所以“civil marriage”强调这种婚姻形式不涉及宗教仪式,通常是在政府或相关民事机构登记注册的婚姻,与宗教仪式婚姻(religious marriage)相对。
例如:In many countries, both civil marriage and religious marriage are recognized.(在许多国家,非宗教仪式婚姻和宗教仪式婚姻都得到承认。 )