Lovey-dovey describes a couple who are being very romantic in a sticky, extra way — baby voices, little names, long looks, kisses in the queue. Friends say it with a laugh. It is not serious praise.

Lovey-dovey describes a couplelovey-dovey形容一對情侶 who are being very romantic in a sticky, extra way用一種黏膩、過頭的方式在放閃 — baby voices娃娃音, little names小暱稱, long looks深情對望, kisses in the queue排隊時也要親一下。Friends say it with a laugh朋友說這個字時通常帶著笑。It is not serious praise它不是認真的讚美。

If you call two people lovey-dovey, you often mean “that is a bit much.” Magazines and everyday talk use it. You would not put it in a careful essay.

If you call two people lovey-dovey如果你說兩個人lovey-dovey, you often mean你通常是在說 “that is a bit much.”「這有點太超過了」。Magazines and everyday talk use it雜誌和日常說話會用這個字。You would not put it in a careful essay你不會把它放進一篇講究的文章裡。

It is about the show of romance, not about whether the love is real. A quiet couple who care for each other deeply may not look lovey-dovey at all.

It is about the show of romance它說的是浪漫的外在表現, not about whether the love is real不是這份愛是不是真的。A quiet couple who care for each other deeply一對安靜卻深深在乎彼此的情侶, may not look lovey-dovey at all看起來可能一點也不lovey-dovey。

The dove in the middle is the bird people have long used as a sweet name, because doves are thought of in pairs. The word doubles the sweetness on purpose: love-y plus dove-y.

The dove in the middle中間的dove is the bird就是那種鳥 people have long used as a sweet name人們長久以來都拿牠當甜蜜的暱稱, because doves are thought of in pairs因為鴿子總被想成成雙成對。The word doubles the sweetness on purpose這個字是故意把甜蜜感加倍: love-y plus dove-ylove-y加上dove-y。