darling
n. 亲爱的, 可爱的人, 可爱的物 a. 可爱的, 亲爱的
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教材释义与例句
心爱的人；亲爱的
释义与例句
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1.
Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
宝贝
亲爱的
心肝
心肝宝贝
Pass the wine, would you, darling?
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2.
A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
The girl next door picks up all my shopping for me. She is such a darling.
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A favourite.
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A favourite.
The favourite child in a family.
Mary, the youngest daughter, was always her mother’s darling.
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A favourite.
A person (often a woman) or thing that is very popular with a certain group of people.
引申义a media darling
a darling of the theatre
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A favourite.
A royal favourite, the intimate companion of a monarch or other royal personage, often delegated significant political power.
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To call (someone) "darling" (noun sense 1).
非正式 及物
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Very dear; beloved, cherished, favourite.
亲爱的
She is my darling wife of twenty-two years.
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Very cute or lovable; adorable, charming, sweet.
Well, isn’t that a darling little outfit she has on?
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The noun is derived from Middle English dereling, derelyng (“beloved person; beloved of God, devout Christian”), from Old English dīerling, dēorling (“favourite, darling; minion”), from Proto-West Germanic *diuriling, from Proto-Germanic *diurijalingaz, from *diurijaz (“beloved, dear; expensive”) (further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“hot, warm; to burn”), or *dweh₂- (“distant, long; to remove, separate”)) + *-ilingaz (suffix forming (diminutive) nouns with the sense of ‘belonging to; coming from’). By surface analysis, dear + -ling (suffix meaning ‘immature; small’). The adjective is from an attributive use of the noun. The verb is also derived from the noun.
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