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dating

UK //ˈdeɪtɪŋ//US //ˈdeɪtɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语'date'(日期),最终来自拉丁语'data'(给予),最初指写在文件上的日期。约会意义的用法始于20世纪初。

noun

❶ 指两个人为了了解彼此是否适合建立恋爱关系而进行的社交活动,通常包括外出吃饭、看电影等。

“They started dating last month and seem very happy together.”

(他们上个月开始约会,看起来在一起很开心。)

“Online dating has become very popular in recent years.”

(近年来,网上约会变得非常流行。)

❶ 指确定某物的年代或时间,常用于考古学或历史研究中。

“Scientists are dating the fossils to determine their age.”

(科学家们正在测定这些化石的年代以确定它们的年龄。)

“The dating of this ancient manuscript suggests it was written in the 12th century.”

(这份古代手稿的年代测定表明它写于12世纪。)

同义词:courtship, romance, seeing someone

verb

❶ 与某人约会,通常指为了发展恋爱关系而进行的社交活动。

“They've been dating for six months now.”

(他们已经约会六个月了。)

“Are you currently dating anyone?”

(你现在在和某人约会吗?)

❶ 确定某物的年代或时间,常用于考古学或历史研究。

“Experts dated the painting to the early Renaissance period.”

(专家们确定这幅画作于文艺复兴早期。)

“The pottery was dated using thermoluminescence techniques.”

(这些陶器是用热释光技术测定年代的。)

同义词:go out with, see, court

常见短语

speed dating — 一种快速约会形式,参与者可以在短时间内与多位潜在约会对象交谈,以寻找可能的恋爱关系。

“She met her husband at a speed dating event.”

(她在快速约会活动中认识了她的丈夫。)

dating app — 用于帮助人们寻找约会对象的手机应用程序,通常通过个人资料和匹配算法来连接用户。

“He found his girlfriend through a popular dating app.”

(他通过一个流行的约会应用找到了他的女朋友。)

carbon dating — 一种科学方法,通过测量碳14同位素的衰变来确定有机物质的年代,常用于考古学和地质学。

“Carbon dating showed the bones to be approximately 5,000 years old.”

(碳测年显示这些骨头大约有5000年的历史。)