dalliance
翻譯
調情, 輕浮的行為, 耽擱, 涉獵
例句
Their summer dalliance ended when he returned to college.
他一回到大學,他們夏日的戀情就結束了。
He viewed his painting as a brief dalliance, not a career.
他把繪畫看作是短暫的涉獵,而不是一項事業。
文法模式
((a)) dalliance with (sb.) 與(某人)的短暫戀情 Their summer dalliance ended when he returned to college.
((a)) dalliance with (sth.) 對(某事)的短暫涉獵 He viewed his painting as a brief dalliance, not a career.
近義詞
同義詞:flirtation, affair, fling, trifling
詞源
源自古法語「dalier」,意為「聊天、戲弄」。與英語動詞「dally」有關。
記憶技巧
想一下動詞「dally」(耽擱、調情)。「dalliance」是這個概念的名詞形式,指非嚴肅的、短暫的關係或行為。