If someone is marriageable, they are seen as suitable for marriage — old enough, and of a kind of person that society (or the speaker) thinks it is all right to marry.

If someone is marriageable如果一個人是marriageable，they are seen as suitable for marriage意思是他們被認為適合結婚——old enough年紀夠了，and of a kind of person that society (or the speaker) thinks it is all right to marry而且是社會（或說話的人）覺得可以嫁娶的那種人。

You will also hear “marriageable age,” the age at which law or custom says a person may marry. The word does not mean “already married,” and it does not mean “wants to get married.” It only means “fit to be married,” in someone else’s eyes.

You will also hear你也會聽到 “marriageable age,”「marriageable age」，the age at which law or custom says a person may marry法律或習俗說一個人可以結婚的年紀。The word does not mean這個字不是指 “already married,”「已經結婚了」，and it does not mean也不是指 “wants to get married.”「想要結婚」。It only means它只是指 “fit to be married,”「適合結婚」，in someone else’s eyes在別人眼中。

It is rather old-fashioned.

It is這個字算 rather old-fashioned相當老派。

Used about a living person, especially a woman, it can sound cold, as if a person were being judged like goods. Younger speakers mostly avoid it that way.

Used about a living person, especially a woman用在活生生的人身上，尤其是女性，it can sound cold會聽起來很冷，as if a person were being judged like goods好像一個人在被當成商品評估。Younger speakers年輕人 mostly avoid it that way大多避免這樣用它。

You still meet it in older novels, in history, and in careful talk about the legal age for marriage. Though actually “marriageable age” in a law book and “a good age to marry” in real life are not the same thing.

You still meet it你還是會遇到它 in older novels, in history老小說裡、歷史裡，and in careful talk about the legal age for marriage還有在談法定結婚年齡的正式討論裡。Though actually不過其實，“marriageable age” in a law book法律書裡的「marriageable age」 and “a good age to marry” in real life和現實生活中「適合結婚的好年紀」 are not the same thing不是同一回事。