have an amour (with sb)
She had a brief amour with her colleague.
她和同事有过一段短暂的偷情。
偷情;奸情;不正当的男女关系
amours — plural of amour
求爱;调情;恋爱关系;情人;性爱;[法] 奸情
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
求爱;调情
Courtship; flirtation.
恋爱关系
A love affair.
情人
A lover.
Their amour was discovered by her husband.
他们的私情被她丈夫发现了。
用法提示:此处 amour 为名词,指不正当的男女关系。
The old film portrays a passionate amour between a spy and a soldier.
这部老电影描绘了间谍和士兵之间充满激情的私情。
用法提示:amour 作名词,强调秘密或不合法的恋情。
After years of secrecy, their amour finally ended.
经过多年的保密,他们的私情终于结束了。
用法提示:amour 作名词,表示一段秘密的恋爱关系。
She had a brief amour with her colleague.
她和同事有过一段短暂的偷情。
The novel describes an amour between a married woman and a young artist.
这部小说描述了一位已婚妇女和一位年轻艺术家之间的奸情。
Their secret amour was finally discovered by the family.
他们的秘密恋情最终被家人发现。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is my amour.
正确表达He is my lover.
amour 指秘密或非法的性关系,不能直接用于指人(爱人)。应使用 lover 或 sweetheart。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wore an amour to the party.
正确表达She wore an armour to the party.
amour 与 armour 拼写相近,但意义不同。amour 意为 '偷情',而 armour 意为 '盔甲'。此处应使用 armour。
均指不正当男女关系,但'affair'更常用,可指任何秘密或非秘密的情事;'amour'偏文学,多指秘密或不当恋情。
romance强调浪漫情感,不一定涉及不正当或秘密;amour则明确指向秘密或不正当的男女关系。
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