
romance
词源
源自古法语 romanz(用民间语言写的故事),最终来自拉丁语 Romanicus(罗马的),因中世纪传奇多用罗曼语(而非拉丁语)书写而得名。
noun
❶ 指充满激情、理想化的爱情关系或情感体验,通常带有梦幻或戏剧性的色彩。
“Their summer romance was like something out of a movie.”
(他们的夏日恋情就像电影情节一样浪漫。)
“She writes novels full of adventure and romance.”
(她写的小说充满了冒险和浪漫情节。)
❶ 中世纪骑士文学或传奇故事,常包含冒险、英雄主义和爱情元素。
“The professor specializes in medieval Spanish romances.”
(这位教授专攻中世纪西班牙骑士文学。)
“This manuscript contains an ancient Arthurian romance.”
(这份手稿包含一个古老的亚瑟王传奇故事。)
verb
❶ 追求浪漫关系或行为,通常带有夸张或不切实际的色彩。
“He's been romancing the new secretary for weeks.”
(他追求新来的秘书已经好几个星期了。)
“The politician tried to romance voters with promises of lower taxes.”
(政客试图用减税承诺来讨好选民。)
常见短语
romance language — 指源自拉丁语的现代语言,包括法语、西班牙语、意大利语等。
“French is a Romance language that evolved from Latin.”
(法语是一种从拉丁语演变而来的罗曼语。)
holiday romance — 指在度假时发生的短暂浪漫关系,通常随着假期结束而终止。
“They had a holiday romance in Greece but never saw each other again.”
(他们在希腊有过一段假期恋情,但之后再也没见过面。)