Word · Frequency #45483
affaire
/əˈfeə(r)/
noun
风流韵事；私通
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
- 1.
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
通常是秘密或不正当的性关系
通常是秘密或不正当的性关系；<法>恋爱事件; 风流韵事; 私通； 闹得满城风雨的案件; 社会轶闻
In use
Their affaire lasted only a few months before they both felt guilty.
She told her best friend about the affaire in a whispered conversation.
He regretted the affaire and decided to end it immediately.
have an affaire with sb
affaire 常指秘密恋情。
She had an affaire with her colleague.
她与同事有染。
the affaire + be/become + adjective
affaire 也可指轰动的事件。
The affaire became a public scandal.
这段风流韵事变成了公开丑闻。
adjective + affaire
可加形容词修饰。
It was a notorious affaire that ruined her reputation.
那是一桩毁了她名誉的丑闻。
Common mistakes
He had affaire with her.He had an affaire with her.
中文学习者常因母语缺乏冠词而遗漏冠词，但 'affaire' 作为可数名词，需要不定冠词 'an'。
She had an affaire to her boss.She had an affaire with her boss.
表示‘与某人发生风流韵事’时，介词应用 'with' 而非 'to'，这是中文‘与…’的对应错误。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常指秘密或不正当的恋情，也可指轰动的事件。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.