wooer
/ˈwuː.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwuː.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwüə(r), ˈwu̇(ə)r, ˈwu̇ə/ (ame, mw)
wooer — 名詞
1. someone, often in older or literary contexts, who tries to win another person's
求愛者
舊式說法，指主動追愛的人
someone, often in older or literary contexts, who tries to win another person's love and hopes to marry them
At the spring fair, Leo looked uneasy as a rival wooer offered Mia flowers.
在春季市集上，當另一位求愛者把花送給 Mia 時，Leo 顯得很不安。
wooer in a courtship rivalry
The proud father tested each wooer before inviting him into the house.
那位自豪的父親先考驗每個求愛者，才請對方進屋。
In the poem, a patient wooer waits outside Élise's window with flowers.
在那首詩裡，一位耐心的求愛者拿著花站在 Élise 的窗外等待。
Reema laughed when the bold wooer sang under her balcony at dawn.
當那位大膽的求愛者在黎明時分於她的陽台下唱歌時，Reema 笑了。
用法筆記
Usually found in literary, historical, or deliberately old-fashioned writing. Unlike admirer, it suggests active efforts to win love, and unlike suitor, it does not always stress a formal plan to marry immediately.