In today's society, when there are equal educational opportunities for both sexes and women have their own niche in the job market, this "marriage terracing effect," as the sociologists call it, has swollen the ranks of those still hesitating to take the plunge.
這個社會學家口中的「婚姻階梯現象」，到了兩性受教育機會均等，女性也在就業市場掙得一片天的現代社會，可就使猶豫尋覓的隊伍愈排愈長了。