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。
风流韵事；私通
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
通常是秘密或不正当的性关系
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Their affaire lasted only a few months before they both felt guilty.
他们的私通只持续了几个月，之后两人都感到内疚。
用法提示：affaire 在此作可数名词，指秘密或不正当的恋情。
She told her best friend about the affaire in a whispered conversation.
她在一次低声交谈中把这段私通告诉了她最好的朋友。
用法提示：affaire 是名词，表示一段私通关系，在句中作介词宾语。
He regretted the affaire and decided to end it immediately.
他后悔这段私通，决定立刻结束它。
用法提示：affaire 在此作名词，指一段不正当的恋爱关系，作动词 regretted 的宾语。
affaire 常指秘密恋情。
She had an affaire with her colleague.
她与同事有染。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had affaire with her.
正确表达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'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She had an affaire to her boss.
正确表达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。
affair是英语常用词，而affaire是法语借词，更正式或文学化，且通常用于指丑闻或绯闻
liaison侧重指有秘密联络的婚外情，暗示隐蔽性和持续性，而affaire多指短暂的绯闻
intrigue强调秘密策划和复杂关系，带有阴谋色彩，而affaire更中性，指事件本身
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