lover noun ⇨lover (He suspected his wife of having a lover.)⇨fan (a lover of the arts)lover
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➡ See also the entry for partner2另見partner條第2義lover ♦︎ mistress ♦︎ concubine ♦︎ gigoloThese are all words for a sexual partner in a relationship outside marriage.這些詞均表示婚外的情人或性伴侶。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to have a lover / mistress / concubine◆to be sb's lover / mistress / concubine / gigolo■lover [countable] a partner in a sexual relationship outside marriage(婚外的)情人◆He denied that he was her lover.他否認是她的情夫。◆We were lovers for several years.我們維持了情人關系好幾年。ⓘ If two people are lovers, this often, but not always, suggests that one or both of them are married to sb else. * lover常暗示雙方至少有一人已有家室,但也並非總是如此◆He suspected his wife of having a lover.他懷疑妻子有情人。◆The park was full of young lovers holding hands.公園裏有許多手拉手的年輕情侶。■mistress [countable] a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married man情婦◆The fact that he had a mistress didn't mean he didn't love his wife.他有情婦並不意味着他不愛自己的妻子。ⓘ In the past, a mistress could also be the sexual partner of an unmarried man, but this is only used in more literary English today. * mistress過去也可指未婚男子的性伴侶,但現在僅用於文學性的語言中◆When do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife?我何時才能不再做你的情人而成爲你的妻子呢?NOTE辨析 Lover or mistress?A lover can be male or female, but a mistress can only be a woman and there is no similar word to describe a man in the same position. Mistress is a more old-fashioned word, and is often used to describe the sexual partners of powerful men such as kings or politicians. * lover可以是男子也可是女子,而mistress只能是女子,而且沒有與mistress相對的詞來表示這種男子。mistress是個較爲過時的詞,常指國王或政客等有權勢者的性伴侶◆While he had no children with his wife, King Charles II fathered eight sons by his five mistresses.雖然查理二世跟自己的妻子沒有孩子,但卻跟他的五個情婦生有八個兒子。■concubineˈkɒŋkjubaɪn; NAmEˈkɑːŋkjubaɪn [countable](especially in some societies in the past) a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives, but who is less important than they are(尤指舊時某些社會裏的)妾,姨太太,小老婆◆The sultan's wives and concubines lived in the harem.蘇丹的妻妾都住在女眷内室裏。■gigoloˈʒɪgələʊ, ˈdʒɪgələʊ; NAmEˈʒɪgəloʊ(pluralgigolos) [countable] a man who is paid to be the lover of an older woman, usually one who is rich舞男;面首◆It was a slick nightclub where the waiters flirted like gigolos.這個夜總會不太規矩,侍者像舞男一樣調情嬉笑。
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