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源自18世纪法语词汇 'romantique'(浪漫的),最终可追溯至中古拉丁语 'romanticus'(传奇故事般的)。词尾加-s表示群体或流派。
❶ 指浪漫主义运动或浪漫主义风格的追随者,特指19世纪欧洲文学艺术中强调情感、自然和个人主义的流派。
“The Romantics believed in the power of emotion over reason.”
(浪漫主义者相信情感的力量胜过理性。)
“Poets like Wordsworth were leading figures among the Romantics.”
(华兹华斯等诗人是浪漫主义运动的核心人物。)
❶ 泛指崇尚浪漫情怀或理想化爱情的人,常带有轻微调侃意味。
“All the romantics in the office were touched by the wedding proposal.”
(办公室里所有浪漫主义者都被这场求婚感动了。)
“She's such a romantic who still believes in fairy-tale endings.”
(她是个十足的浪漫主义者,依然相信童话般的结局。)
hopeless romantics — 形容那些始终追求完美爱情、对浪漫抱有极端理想化幻想的人。
“The novel's protagonist is a hopeless romantic waiting for her prince charming.”
(小说主人公是个无可救药的浪漫主义者,等待着她的白马王子。)