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An endearment is a word or a small action that shows your love or fondness for someone — “honey,” “darling,” a private nickname, a squeeze of the hand. Terms of endearment are those pet names. It is a noun for the expression of love, not for love itself sitting quietly in the heart.
An endearment is a word or a small actionendearment是一個字或一個小動作 that shows your love or fondness for someone用來表達你對某人的愛或喜愛 “honey,” “darling,” a private nickname, a squeeze of the hand像「honey」、「darling」、私下的小名，或是握一下對方的手 Terms of endearment are those pet namesterms of endearment指的就是這些愛稱 It is a noun for the expression of love它是個名詞，指愛的表達方式 not for love itself sitting quietly in the heart而不是靜靜藏在心裡的愛本身
Families and couples use endearments; some classrooms and offices never would. Though actually, an endearment can feel warm at home and odd, even rude, with a stranger: the same “sweetie” that comforts a child can sound wrong to a shop assistant.
Families and couples use endearments家人和情侶會用愛稱 some classrooms and offices never would有些教室和辦公室則完全不會 Though actually不過其實 an endearment can feel warm at home愛稱在家裡聽起來很溫暖 and odd, even rude, with a stranger但對陌生人說可能顯得怪異，甚至沒禮貌 the same “sweetie” that comforts a child can sound wrong to a shop assistant同一句安慰小孩的「sweetie」，對店員說起來可能就很奇怪
The word itself is a little old-fashioned and ; people live the thing more than they name it. You will meet it in stories and in the set phrase “a term of endearment.”
The word itself is a little old-fashioned and bookish這個字本身有點過時、書卷氣 people live the thing more than they name it人們比較常做這件事，而不是常說出這個字 You will meet it in stories你會在故事裡遇到它 and in the set phrase “a term of endearment”也會在固定用法「a term of endearment」裡看到
原始詞典資料3 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。
endearmentnoun/ɪnˈdɪəɹ.mənt/
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The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
- Every step of that walk led Jeff deeper into an excursion of endearment. It was amazingly true that he trod beside her an acknowledged friend, a secret lover.
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The state or characteristic of being endeared.
- He could not forget the fond and earnest look that had passed between her and some other man—the attitude of familiar confidence, if not of positive endearment.
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An expression of affection.
- When they were alone he called him "my boy," an endearment he never gave another.
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。