表示婚姻的持续状态,意为“与……结婚;嫁给/娶了……”。强调“处于已婚的状态”,而非“结婚”这个动作。
"be动词"随主语和时态变化(am/is/are/was/were/has been/had been等);
"to"是介词,后接结婚的对象(人)。
现状描述:She is married to a teacher.(她嫁给了一位老师。)
过去状态:He was married to his college classmate before.(他以前和大学同学结过婚。)
持续时间(与完成时连用,强调状态延续):They have been married to each other for 20 years.(他们结婚已经20年了。)
否定句:I'm not married to anyone yet.(我还没和任何人结婚。)
疑问句:Are you married to Tom?(你和汤姆结婚了吗?)
be married to:状态(持续的已婚状态);
get married to:动作(“结婚”这个行为,瞬间完成)。
例:
They got married to each other last year.(他们去年结婚了。)→ 动作(去年完成“结婚”这件事)
They have been married to each other for a year.(他们结婚已经一年了。)→ 状态(从去年到现在的持续状态)
"with"表示“伴随/带有”,而婚姻的对象必须用"to"(指向具体的人)。
❌ 错误:She is married with a doctor.
✅ 正确:She is married to a doctor.
"be married to"是描述婚姻状态的核心短语,重点在“持续的已婚状态”,后接配偶;若要表达“结婚”的动作,用"get married to"。记住:对象用"to",不用"with"!