dearest
dearest — 形容詞
1. written before a name in a letter or message to show warm love and closeness
親愛的
寫信或留言開頭的親暱稱呼
written before a name in a letter or message to show warm love and closeness
"Dearest Talia, the children drew you a welcome card for Saturday."
「親愛的 Talia，孩子們為你畫了一張星期六用的歡迎卡。」
Dearest + name in a message opening
In the email, Baraka wrote, "Dearest Mum, I landed safely in Osaka."
在那封電子郵件裡，Baraka 寫道：「親愛的媽媽，我已平安抵達大阪。」
Rafael opened the postcard with the words, "Dearest friend, I miss home."
Rafael 打開那張明信片，上頭寫著：「親愛的朋友，我想家了。」
The diary entry began, "Dearest Nicholas, please forgive yesterday's sharp reply."
那篇日記一開頭就是：「親愛的 Nicholas，請原諒我昨天那句尖銳的回話。」
文法句型
Dearest + name
Dearest + family word
用法筆記
This sense usually appears in the opening line of a letter, card, or personal message. It describes how the writer addresses the reader, not how the reader is described later in the sentence.
2. loved more than anything else, or held with the strongest feeling in your heart
最珍愛的
最看重或最掛念的
loved more than anything else, or held with the strongest feeling in your heart
Eric kept his dearest childhood photos in a box under the bed.
Eric 把他最珍愛的童年照片放在床底下的盒子裡。
dearest + possession
Our dearest wish is that Grandpa walks home again by summer.
我們最大的心願，是 Grandpa 能在夏天前再走回家。
Talia still carries the dearest memory of her mother before the concert.
Talia 仍帶著演唱會前與母親有關的那段最珍愛的回憶。
The village protected its dearest spring during the long dry season.
在漫長的旱季裡，那座村子守住了自己最珍愛的泉水。
- least valued
describes something given the lowest importance
文法句型
dearest + memory
dearest + wish
dearest + possession
用法筆記
Often used with nouns such as wish, memory, or possession to mark what matters most. Distinguish it from sense 1, which only introduces the reader in a message.
dearest — 名詞
1. the person you love deeply, or a loving way of speaking directly to that person
心愛的人
所愛的人；也可當親暱稱呼
the person you love deeply, or a loving way of speaking directly to that person
Rafael bought flowers for his dearest before the train to Tainan.
Rafael 在搭車去台南前，先替自己的心愛的人買了花。
for + possessive + dearest
Come and sit here, my dearest; dinner is almost ready.
來這裡坐吧，我親愛的；晚餐快好了。
After the argument, Élise texted, "Good night, dearest. Travel safely tomorrow."
吵完架後，Élise 傳訊說：「晚安，親愛的。明天路上小心。」
Eric told the nurse, "Please call my dearest after the surgery."
Eric 對護理師說：「手術後請打給我心愛的人。」
- darling
very close in meaning and common in direct address
- sweetheart
warmer and more everyday in modern speech
- beloved
more formal and often literary
文法句型
my dearest
good night, dearest
用法筆記
When it means the loved person, dearest often follows a possessive such as my. When it is direct address, it stands alone after a comma, unlike adjective sense 1 before a name in a greeting.
常見錯誤
dearest — 副詞
1. more lovingly or warmly than anyone or anything else
最深情地
比其他人或事物更深地掛念
more lovingly or warmly than anyone or anything else
Among all his uncles, Nicholas loved Uncle Mateo dearest.
在所有叔叔裡，Nicholas 最深情地愛著 Uncle Mateo。
love + someone + dearest
Of all the songs, Talia remembered her mother's lullaby dearest.
在所有歌曲裡，Talia 最深情地記著母親的搖籃曲。
After the move, Putri held the old harbour dearest in memory.
搬家後，Putri 在記憶裡最深情地惦念著那座老港口。
After thirty years abroad, Sumin remembered Busan dearest at New Year.
旅居海外三十年後，Sumin 到了新年時最深情地想起 Busan。
- most dearly
the more common modern wording
- most fondly
common when speaking about warm memories
文法句型
love + someone + dearest
remember + something + dearest
用法筆記
This sense is literary and uncommon in everyday conversation. It usually follows verbs such as love, remember, hold, or prize to compare what someone feels most warmly about.
2. with the greatest loss, pain, or other heavy cost compared with others
代價最大
比別人承受更重的損失
with the greatest loss, pain, or other heavy cost compared with others
Small farmers paid dearest after the river bridge collapsed in June.
六月那座河橋倒塌後，小農承受的代價最大。
pay dearest after a damaging event
When rent rose suddenly, new parents in Taipei paid dearest.
房租突然上漲時，台北的新手父母承受的代價最大。
Remote villages paid dearest for the storm that cut power lines.
切斷電線的那場暴風雨過後，偏遠村落承受的代價最大。
After the price jump, students living alone paid dearest for heating.
漲價之後，獨居學生在暖氣費上承受的代價最大。
- most heavily
common when describing the size of a loss or burden
- most dearly
modern fixed wording in the phrase pay dearly
文法句型
pay dearest
pay dearest for + event
用法筆記
This sense is mostly seen in formal or journalistic writing about who suffers most after a crisis. It normally appears with pay and refers to money, hardship, or damage rather than affection.