Used about love, or another strong feeling, that you give to someone who does not give it back. You love them; they do not love you.

Used about love, or another strong feeling用來形容愛，或其他強烈的感情, that you give to someone你付出了 who does not give it back但對方沒有回應。You love them你愛他們；they do not love you他們不愛你。

The word almost always sits in front of 'love' — 'unrequited love' is by far the most common way you will ever see it, so common that many people have never met the word anywhere else. You can also say unrequited affection, unrequited longing, unrequited passion.

The word almost always sits in front of 'love'這個字幾乎總是放在'love'前面——'unrequited love''unrequited love' is by far the most common way you will ever see it是你最常見到它的用法, so common that many people have never met the word anywhere else常見到很多人從沒在別的地方遇過這個字。You can also say你也可以說 unrequited affectionunrequited affection, unrequited longingunrequited longing, unrequited passionunrequited passion。

It is a written, literary word: you meet it in novels, songs, film reviews and sad essays, not really in ordinary talk. A friend telling you about their heartbreak would say 'he doesn't feel the same way' — they would not say 'my love is unrequited' unless they were being a little poetic, or joking about being dramatic.

It is a written, literary word這是一個書面、文學性的字：you meet it你會遇到它 in novels, songs, film reviews and sad essays在小說、歌曲、影評和感傷的文章裡, not really in ordinary talk日常口語裡不太會用。A friend telling you about their heartbreak朋友跟你講他們的心碎故事時 would say會說 'he doesn't feel the same way''he doesn't feel the same way' — they would not say他們不會說 'my love is unrequited''my love is unrequited' unless they were being a little poetic除非他們是在耍點文青, or joking about being dramatic或開玩笑地誇張一下。

Note that it does not mean the feeling is secret. You may have told the person; you may have been turned down clearly. What makes it unrequited is only that the other side is empty. And note that it is not about being rejected once — it names a state that goes on, a feeling you keep carrying alone.

Note注意，that it does not mean the feeling is secret這不代表這份感情是祕密的。You may have told the person你可能已經告訴過對方；you may have been turned down clearly你可能已經被明確拒絕過。What makes it unrequited is only讓它成為unrequited的，只是因為 that the other side is empty對方那邊是空的。And而且，note要注意 that it is not about being rejected once這不是指被拒絕一次而已——it names a state that goes on它指的是一種持續下去的狀態, a feeling you keep carrying alone一種你獨自一直帶著的感情。

People also stretch it a little away from love: 'unrequited loyalty' to a company that does not care about you, an 'unrequited' friendship where only one person makes the effort. Those uses are less standard but people understand them straight away.

People also stretch it a little away from love人們也會把這個字用得離愛稍微遠一點：'unrequited loyalty' to a company that does not care about you對一間不在乎你的公司的'unrequited loyalty', an 'unrequited' friendship or是 where only one person makes the effort只有一個人在努力經營的'unrequited'友誼。Those uses are less standard這些用法沒那麼標準，but但 people understand them straight away大家一聽就懂。