amour

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˈmʊə/|/aˈmʊə/    美 /əˈmʊɹ/|/ɑˈmʊɹ/|/-ˈmoɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Courtship; flirtation. countable,uncountable
    — Perhaps Daisy never went in for amour at all—and yet there's something in that voice of hers….
  2. A love affair. countable,uncountable
    — Jones had mentioned the Fact of his Amour, and of his being the Rival of Blifil, but had cautiously concealed the Name of the young Lady.
  3. A lover. countable,uncountable
    — ‘Dulce, will you go to the masquerade-ball to night?’ said I to my lesser-half, on a bright evening during the gayest part of the ‘carnival season.’ / ‘No, my amor,’ answered she; ‘I am ill this evening; do n’t go out to-night, but stay by my side, and let your cheering presence save a doctor’s fee.’
  4. Love, affection. countable,obsolete,uncountable

词形变化

amours plural amor alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
amourist
相关词
amorous amourette amour propre d'Amour enamour metamour paramour

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *h₃émh₃ti
Proto-Italic *amō
Latin amō
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Latin amōrem
Old French amor
Middle French amourbor.
Middle English amour
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French amourinflu.
English amour
Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor. The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected pronunciation would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/; compare enamour, enamoured.
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