A bromance is a very close friendship between two men — the kind where they spend huge amounts of time together, know each other’s rubbish, and clearly care a lot, but it is not a romantic or sexual relationship. Newspapers and magazines like the word because it is catchy.

A bromance is a very close friendship between two men bromance是指兩個男生之間非常親近的友誼 — the kind where they spend huge amounts of time together, know each other's rubbish, and clearly care a lot那種花大把時間膩在一起、了解對方所有雞毛蒜皮的事、也明顯很在乎彼此的友誼, but it is not a romantic or sexual relationship但不是戀愛或性關係。Newspapers and magazines like the word because it is catchy報紙和雜誌很喜歡這個字，因為它琅琅上口。

Film people use it for buddy movies: two male leads, lots of feeling, no kiss. The word is informal and a bit magazine-ish. Friends might tease two men with it; the men themselves may or may not like that.

Film people use it for buddy movies電影圈用它來形容兄弟電影: two male leads, lots of feeling, no kiss兩個男主角、滿滿的情感，但沒有親吻。The word is informal and a bit magazine-ish這個字很口語，也帶點雜誌八卦的味道。Friends might tease two men with it朋友可能會用這個字調侃兩個男生; the men themselves may or may not like that而這兩個男生自己可能喜歡，也可能不喜歡被這樣說。

It was coined in the 1990s by the American editor Dave Carnie, in the skateboard magazine Big Brother, for the tight bonds between skaters who were always together — and then magazines ran away with it. Though actually, people now stretch it: you will hear bromance for milder male friendships than that original “together all day” skating life, and you will even hear it, a little jokingly, for other pairs, which rather misses the bro part.

It was coined in the 1990s by the American editor Dave Carnie這個字是1990年代美國編輯Dave Carnie創造的, in the skateboard magazine Big Brother出現在滑板雜誌Big Brother裡, for the tight bonds between skaters who were always together用來形容整天黏在一起的滑板玩家之間緊密的情誼 — and then magazines ran away with it後來各家雜誌就開始瘋狂沿用這個字。Though actually, people now stretch it不過實際上，現在大家把這個字用得更寬了: you will hear bromance for milder male friendships than that original "together all day" skating life你會聽到bromance被用在比原本「整天黏在一起」的滑板情誼更淡一點的男性友誼上, and you will even hear it, a little jokingly, for other pairs你甚至會聽到有人半開玩笑地用在其他配對上, which rather misses the bro part這其實已經有點偏離了bro（兄弟）這個核心。

The useful core is still: close, warm, not a couple.

The useful core is still最有用的核心意思還是: close, warm, not a couple親近、溫暖，但不是一對情侶。