dalliance
翻译
调情, 轻浮的行为, 耽搁, 涉猎
例句
Their summer dalliance ended when he returned to college.
他一回到大学,他们夏日的恋情就结束了。
He viewed his painting as a brief dalliance, not a career.
他把绘画看作是短暂的涉猎,而不是一项事业。
语法模式
((a)) dalliance with (sb.) 与(某人)的短暂恋情 Their summer dalliance ended when he returned to college.
((a)) dalliance with (sth.) 对(某事)的短暂涉猎 He viewed his painting as a brief dalliance, not a career.
近义词
同义词:flirtation, affair, fling, trifling
词源
源自古法语“dalier”,意为“聊天、戏弄”。与英语动词“dally”有关。
记忆技巧
想一下动词“dally”(耽搁、调情)。“dalliance”是这个概念的名词形式,指非严肃的、短暂的关系或行为。