Word · Frequency #39565
paramour
/ˈpærə.muə/
noun
情夫；姘夫
a woman's lover
- 1.
a woman's lover
情妇
- 2.
a woman who cohabits with an important man
姘妇
情妇；姘妇；情妇；姘妇；姘夫
In use
The lawyer asked his paramour to move to a different city to avoid gossip.
She only learned about her late husband's paramour when she found the old love letters.
The wealthy merchant set up his paramour in a luxurious apartment near the harbor.
have a paramour
She was rumored to have a paramour.
有传言说她有一个姘夫。
someone's paramour
通常用于所有格结构，表示某人的情人。
The king's paramour was often seen at court.
国王的姘夫经常出现在宫廷。
act as a paramour
He was accused of acting as her paramour.
他被指控充当她的姘夫。
Common mistakes
She is his paramour.She is his mistress.
paramour 特指已婚女子的情夫（男性），而 '姘妇' 应用 mistress。学习者易受中文 '姘夫/姘妇' 影响而误用。
He is her paramount.He is her paramour.
paramour 与 paramount 拼写相近但意义不同，paramour 意为情夫，paramount 意为至高的。学习者易混淆。
Connections
Learner notes
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.