Word · Frequency #19396
Fully loadedPlatonic
柏拉图哲学的；柏拉图的
of or relating to Plato or his philosophy
- 1.
Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.
关于古希腊哲学家柏拉图或其哲学的
- 2.
Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
柏拉图式的；非性爱非浪漫的；纯精神爱情的。
柏拉图式的；精神上的；关于古希腊哲学家柏拉图或其哲学的；柏拉图式的；非性爱非浪漫的；纯精神爱情的。；空谈的；不实际的
In use
Their friendship is completely platonic, so they never think about dating.
I prefer to keep our relationship platonic because I value your friendship.
They agreed to have a platonic sleepover, just talking and watching movies.
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。
be purely platonic
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 [something] platonic
keep 后接宾语再加形容词做宾补；口语中常用 keep things platonic。
Connections
Collocations
- platonic love
- 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。
- platonic relationship
- 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。
- platonic friendship
- 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。
- platonic ideal
- 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。
- platonic solid
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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