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A matchmaker is a person who tries to pair two people, so they might marry. In many places this was a real job, and the word still carries that warm, slightly old picture — an aunt who says “you two should meet” is doing a little of the same work. Though actually the word stretches: games and apps now call the system that pairs players a matchmaker, and people use it for anyone who pairs things well. The match here is the pairing match, not fire — a matchmaker does not make matches you strike. When you mean marriage, the word feels traditional; in games it sounds fully modern.
媒人(遊戲、App 裡配對的系統也可叫 matchmaker)
組成From match + maker.
同家族的字
- matchmakingthe work a matchmaker does
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。
matchmakernoun/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɚ/
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Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
- As singles are stuck at home and social distancing makes traditional dating all but impossible, the coaching skills of matchmakers, now imparted online, are becoming more valuable.
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Someone who arranges professional boxing matches.
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Someone who makes matchsticks.
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。