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Amorous describes feelings, looks, and behaviour that show sexual love — wanting someone in that warm, bodily, romantic way, not only liking them as a friend. An amorous glance, amorous letters, amorous adventures. It is not the word for a parent’s love or for being a kind .
Amorous Amorous describes feelings, looks, and behaviour that show sexual love用來形容顯露出情慾之愛的感覺、眼神和行為 — wanting someone in that warm, bodily, romantic way用那種溫熱、帶身體感、浪漫的方式想要一個人, not only liking them as a friend而不只是把對方當朋友喜歡. An amorous glance, amorous letters, amorous adventuresAn amorous glance、amorous letters、amorous adventures. It is not the word它不是用來講的字 for a parent's love or for being a kind classmate父母的愛,或是當一個友善同學的那種.
The tone is a little literary and a little old-fashioned; younger people more often say flirty, or they use blunter words. In a modern office it can sound like a line from a novel, which is sometimes the point. It can also be slightly comic: “amorous adventures” comes with a wink.
The tone is a little literary and a little old-fashioned語氣有點文學性、有點老派; younger people more often say flirty, or they use blunter words年輕人更常說 flirty,或用更直白的字. In a modern office在現代辦公室裡 it can sound like a line from a novel這個字聽起來會像小說裡的台詞, which is sometimes the point而這有時候正是重點所在. It can also be slightly comic它也可以帶點喜感: "amorous adventures" comes with a wink「amorous adventures」講出來會帶點眨眼的意味.
Though actually, older books sometimes use it more gently for being in love; today you should assume there is desire in it, not only sweet affection.
Though actually不過事實上, older books sometimes use it more gently for being in love較舊的書有時候會用得比較溫和,單純指陷入愛河; today you should assume there is desire in it但現在你應該假設它帶有情慾, not only sweet affection而不只是甜蜜的情感.
組成From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin amor (“love”), related to amāre (“to love”). In English it does not usefully split into smaller living pieces. The modern French cousin is amoureux (“in love”).
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
amorousadj/ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/
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Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
- an amorous disposition
- We were both feeling amorous so the inevitable happened.
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Indicating love or sexual desire.
- She kept making these amorous suggestions.
- UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew. And when you looke for amorous diſcourſe, Will rattle foorth his facts of war and blood: […]
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Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
- She read me an amorous poem.
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datedAffected with love; in love; enamored.
- He had been amorous of her since schooldays.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。