endearment

IPA/ɪnˈdɪəmənt/
KK[ɪndˈɪrmənt]IPA/ɪnˈdɪrmənt/

endearment — 名詞

  • endearmentsingular
  • endearmentsplural

1. a loving name or short loving phrase you call someone close to you — for example

1.名詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • a term of endearment
  • whisper endearments
  • murmur endearments
  • use an endearment
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The teacher gave an endearment to the class.
The teacher gave a kind compliment to the class.
an endearment is a loving pet name between intimates, not any nice or polite remark.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • term of endearment

常用片語

  • a term of endearment
  • whisper sweet endearments
  • use endearments freely

介系詞搭配

  • endearment for someone