Dearest is what you call someone you love, as if it were their name in that moment: Yes, dearest. Sleep well, dearest. Letters still open with Dearest Mum or My dearest friend.

Dearest is what you call someone you love dearest 是你稱呼所愛的人時用的字, as if it were their name in that moment好像那一刻就是他們的名字一樣: Yes, dearest.'Yes, dearest.'（是的，親愛的。） Sleep well, dearest.'Sleep well, dearest.'（親愛的，睡個好覺。） Letters still open with Dearest Mum or My dearest friend書信開頭仍然會用 'Dearest Mum'（親愛的媽媽）或 'My dearest friend'（我最親愛的朋友）。

It is warm and close — partners, family, very old friends — and it can sound a little old-fashioned or like a line in a story, though people still say it when they mean it.

It is warm and close這個字溫暖又親近 — partners, family, very old friends用在伴侶、家人、非常老的朋友之間 — and而且 it can sound a little old-fashioned or like a line in a story聽起來可能有點老派，或像故事裡的台詞, though不過 people still say it when they mean it人們認真的時候還是會這樣說。

It is the superlative of dear, “the most dear,” used as a way to speak to a person, not as a school grammar drill.

It is the superlative of dear它是 dear 的最高級, "the most dear,"也就是「最親愛的」, used as a way to speak to a person用來當面稱呼一個人, not as a school grammar drill不是拿來當學校文法練習的。

Though actually, dearest can also mean “most expensive” (the dearest room in the hotel) or “most precious” in a quieter way. That is the same spelling, but this entry is the love-word you use when you speak to someone.

Though actually不過事實上, dearest can also meandearest 也可以指 "most expensive"「最貴的」 (the dearest room in the hotel)（飯店裡最貴的房間） or或 "most precious" in a quieter way比較低調地指「最珍貴的」。 That is the same spelling這是同一個拼法, but但 this entry is the love-word you use when you speak to someone這個詞條講的是你跟人說話時用的那個充滿愛意的字。

It is intimate. Used with the wrong person it can sound as if you are a couple, or as if you are talking down from a stage play.

It is intimate它很親密。 Used with the wrong person如果用錯對象 it can sound as if you are a couple聽起來會像你們是一對情侶, or或 as if you are talking down from a stage play像在舞台劇上說台詞一樣做作。