单词 | romance |
例句 | romance noun 1.•their romance blossomed:love, passion, ardor, adoration, devotion | affection, fondness, attachment. 2.•he's had many romances:love affair, relationship, liaison, courtship, attachment | flirtation, dalliance. 3.•an author of historical romances:love story, novel | romantic fiction | informal tearjerker, bodice-ripper. 4.•the romance of the Far East:mystery, glamour, excitement, exoticism, mystique | appeal, allure, charm.▶verb 1.dated •he was romancing Carolyn:woo, chase, pursue | go out with, seduce | informal see, go steady with, date | dated court, make love to. 2.•I am romancing the past:romanticize, idealize, paint a rosy picture of.WORD NOTE romance There's an itch in one's pants That versifiers treat of, And romance rhymes with dance Whereas love rhymes with… glove … If it's more than a tryst Let us call it romance. It may not exist, But it's better than love. — SMConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.WORD NOTE See |
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