lover

名词 n.
/ˈlʌvə/    /ˈlʌvɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
    — […]loue is blinde, and louers cannot ſee / The pretty follies that themſelues commit,[…]
  2. Obsolete form of louver. alt-of,obsolete
  3. A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
    — Be my bad boy, be my man / Be my weekend lover, but don't be my friend / You can be my bad boy, but understand / That I don't need you in my life again
  4. A person who loves something.
    — a lover of fine wines
  5. An informal term of address for any friend. West-Country
    — All right, my lover?

词形变化

lovers plural lovyer alternative,dialectal,obsolete lovers plural

词源

From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
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