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A tryst is a secret meeting between two people who are in love — arranged in advance, at a hidden place or a quiet hour. The whole point of the word is the secrecy and the romance.
A tryst is Tryst是 a secret meeting between two people who are in love兩個相愛的人之間的秘密約會 — arranged in advance事先約好， at a hidden place or a quiet hour在隱密的地方或安靜的時刻。The whole point of the word這個字的重點全在於 is the secrecy and the romance隱密感和浪漫感。
It is an old, literary word. You find it in poems, novels, and history writing: lovers met for a midnight tryst in the garden.
It is an old, literary word這是個古老、帶文學味的字。You find it你會看到它 in poems, novels, and history writing在詩、小說和歷史寫作裡： lovers met for a midnight tryst in the garden戀人在花園裡有場午夜的tryst。
In modern everyday English, people use it in a joking way — someone says they had a tryst with a colleague and everyone smiles, because the word is far grander than real life. Newspapers use it about affairs, often with a raised . It can also be stretched to any secret meeting that is not romantic at all: a tryst with a bag of crisps at midnight.
In modern everyday English在現代日常英語裡， people use it in a joking way人們會開玩笑地用它 — someone says they had a tryst with a colleague有人說他跟同事有個tryst and everyone smiles大家都會笑， because the word is far grander than real life因為這個字比真實生活誇張太多了。Newspapers報紙 use it about affairs拿它來說婚外情， often with a raised eyebrow語氣常帶著挑眉的意味。It can also be stretched playfully它也可以被開玩笑地延伸 to any secret meeting that is not romantic at all到任何完全不浪漫的秘密會面： a tryst with a bag of crisps at midnight半夜跟一包洋芋片的tryst。
It has a verb form too — lovers tryst — but that is rare and sounds very old. If you actually want to say two people met, use meet. Save tryst for when you want the old, romantic, slightly theatrical colour.
It has a verb form too它也有動詞形式 — lovers trystlovers tryst — but that is rare and sounds very old但很少見，聽起來很古老。If you actually want to say two people met如果你只是想說兩個人見了面， use meet用meet就好。Save tryst把tryst留給 for when you want你想要 the old, romantic, slightly theatrical colour那種古老、浪漫、帶點戲劇感的色彩的時候。
組成From Middle English tryst, from Old French triste, which meant a waiting place — the spot where a hunter was told to stand and wait. It probably came from Old Norse traust, meaning safety or shelter: a safe place to wait for someone.
同家族的字
- trustsame root — both go back to the idea of something safe and firm that you can rely on
原始詞典資料6 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。
trystnoun/tɹɪst/
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A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.
- And Vivien, like the tenderest-hearted maid / That ever bided tryst at village stile, / Made answer, either eyelid wet with tears: […]
- A silence supreme and altogether European. Shutters drawn, shops barred. A red glow here and there to mark a tryst.
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obsoleteA mutual agreement, a covenant.
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historicalA market fair, especially a recurring one held on a schedule, where livestock sales took place.
trystverb/tɹɪst/
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To make a tryst; to agree to meet at a place.
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To arrange or appoint (a meeting time etc.).
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To keep a tryst, to meet at an agreed place and time.
- He said he was jealous, and craved something to ease his care. 'It's but a small thing I ask,' says he, 'but it will make me a happy man, and nothing ever shall come atween us. Tryst wi' me for Beltane's E'en on the Sker sands, at the green link o' the burn where the sands begin, on the ebb o' the tide when midnight is by, but afore cockcrow. For,' said he, 'that was our forbears' tryst for true lovers, and wherefore no for you and me?'
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。