banns
n[pl]
public announcement in church that two people intend to marry each other (教堂里的)结婚预告
read/publish the banns 阅读[公布]结婚预告
have one's banns called, ie have one's forthcoming marriage announced 请求公布结婚预告.
🗣️ 情景例句
Welcome aboard, Malcolm!
欢迎加入, Malcolm
I try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers.