endearment
/ɪnˈdɪəmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdɪrmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈdir-mənt/ (ame, mw)
endearment — 名詞
- endearmentsingular
- endearmentsplural
1. a loving name or short loving phrase you call someone close to you — for example
暱稱；愛稱
對親密之人使用的充滿愛意的稱呼或話語
a loving name or short loving phrase you call someone close to you — for example, calling a partner "darling" or "sweetheart", or murmuring soft loving things in their ear.
Faisal called his wife "my little star", a term of endearment from their early days together.
Faisal 都叫他太太「我的小星星」，這是他們從交往初期就有的暱稱。
fixed phrase: a term of endearment
Nora whispered endearments to her newborn baby while rocking him to sleep.
Nora 一邊輕輕搖著剛出生的兒子，一邊在他耳邊細聲說著愛稱。
plural: whisper endearments to someone
In Olivia's family, "pumpkin" and "sweet pea" are the usual endearments for the children.
在 Olivia 家裡，「南瓜」和「小甜豆」是他們對孩子常用的暱稱。
Ryo found it strange that his Irish host kept addressing him with endearments like "love" and "pet".
Ryo 覺得很不習慣，他的愛爾蘭房東總是用「love」、「pet」這類愛稱叫他。
Élise blushed when Joaquín ended every text message with a different endearment.
每次 Joaquín 在簡訊結尾都換一個不同的暱稱，Élise 就會臉紅。
- pet name
more everyday, less formal than 'endearment'; same idea of a loving nickname
- term of endearment
the standard fixed phrase; often used when explaining what an endearment is
- sweet nothing
usually plural; soft loving words whispered to a partner, with a slightly old-fashioned or romantic feel
- insult
a word meant to hurt rather than show love
文法句型
a term of endearment
whisper / murmur endearments
用法筆記
Usually plural in everyday talk about loving names couples or parents use; the singular often appears in the fixed phrase 'a term of endearment'. Subject is typically a person addressing someone they love (partner, child, close friend), not a stranger.