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a platonic [noun]
常见于 relationship、love、friendship 等名词前，表示‘精神上的、非肉体的’。首字母大写且用于哲学话题时，指‘与柏拉图或柏拉图哲学有关的’。
They have a platonic relationship.
他们保持着柏拉图式的关系。
柏拉图哲学的；柏拉图的
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柏拉图哲学的；柏拉图的
of or relating to Plato or his philosophy
They have a platonic relationship.
他们保持着柏拉图式的关系。
关于古希腊哲学家柏拉图或其哲学的
Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.
柏拉图式的；非性爱非浪漫的；纯精神爱情的。
Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
Their friendship is completely platonic, so they never think about dating.
他们的友谊完全是柏拉图式的，所以他们从没想过约会。
I prefer to keep our relationship platonic because I value your friendship.
我更愿意保持我们之间柏拉图式的关系，因为我看重你的友谊。
They agreed to have a platonic sleepover, just talking and watching movies.
他们同意进行一次柏拉图式的过夜聚会，只是聊天和看电影。
常见于 relationship、love、friendship 等名词前，表示‘精神上的、非肉体的’。首字母大写且用于哲学话题时，指‘与柏拉图或柏拉图哲学有关的’。
They have a platonic relationship.
他们保持着柏拉图式的关系。
purely 强调完全没有肉体欲望。
Their friendship is purely platonic.
他们的友谊纯粹是精神层面的。
keep 后接宾语再加形容词做宾补；口语中常用 keep things platonic。
We agreed to keep things platonic.
我们同意维持纯友谊关系。
Not this
She wants a platonic with him.
Use this
She wants a platonic relationship with him.
platonic 是形容词，不能直接当名词用；表达“柏拉图式关系”时要在后面加上 relationship 等名词。
Not this
He is my platonic boyfriend.
Use this
He is my platonic friend.
boyfriend 表示恋爱对象，和 platonic（无性、无恋爱的）意思冲突；想表达“纯粹的朋友”应说 platonic friend。
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柏拉图式的爱情；精神恋爱
Many people believe that true platonic love is possible.
许多人相信真正的柏拉图式爱情是可能的。
柏拉图式的关系；精神恋爱关系
They agreed to keep their relationship strictly platonic.
他们同意让彼此的关系严格保持柏拉图式。
柏拉图式的友谊
A platonic friendship can be deeply satisfying.
柏拉图式的友谊可以令人深感满足。
柏拉图式的理想；抽象理想
The perfect circle is a platonic ideal that exists only in theory.
完美的圆是一种只存在于理论中的柏拉图式理想。
柏拉图立体；正多面体
The cube is one of the five platonic solids.
立方体是五种柏拉图立体之一。
柏拉图式爱情；精神恋爱
They share a deep platonic love that has lasted for decades.
他们之间深厚的柏拉图式爱情已持续了几十年。
柏拉图式关系；纯精神关系
She values their platonic relationship and doesn't want it to become romantic.
她很珍惜他们之间的柏拉图式关系，不希望它变成恋爱关系。
柏拉图式友谊；纯洁的友谊
A platonic friendship can be just as strong as a romantic one.
柏拉图式友谊可以像恋爱关系一样牢固。
柏拉图式的爱是只从脖子以上的部分产生的爱。此句出自经典电影《费城故事》，是剧中角色对“精神恋爱”的幽默调侃。
They have a purely platonic friendship; they study together and share ideas, but there is no romance.
他们有着纯粹的柏拉图式友谊；他们一起学习、交流想法，但没有任何浪漫关系。
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柏拉图（Plato）式的爱是精神恋爱，不涉肉体欲望；记‘platonic’=纯精神、不实际。
语域：neutral 常见场景：discussing a relationship that is not sexual、writing about love or friendship in literature or philosophy 本条目聚焦 platonic 表示“柏拉图式的、不含肉体欲望的”这一常见含义。该词多用于书面或正式语境，如谈论人际关系、恋爱观或文学哲学话题；日常口语中较少直接使用，更常说 just friends 或 purely friendly。
These six words rhyme with platonic /pləˈtɔnik/: the stressed syllable matches /-ɔnɪk/ in each. Beware lookalikes such as Plato /ˈpleɪtoʊ/ and platitude /ˈplætɪtjuːd/; they begin with "plat" but do not rhyme with platonic.
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