| 词汇 | endearment |
| 释义 | endearment noun[ C or U ] uk /ɪnˈdɪə.mənt/ us /ɪnˈdɪr.mənt/ a word or phrase that you use to show that you love someone: 表示爱意的词（或短语） term of endearmentterms of endearment such as "darling" or "sweetheart"表达爱意的词汇，比如“亲爱的”或者“甜心”。 Between kisses, he was murmuring endearments.他亲吻着，并喃喃地诉说着爱意。 Loving and in love absence absence makes the heart grow fonderidiom adoration adore adoring adoringly adorkable dotty ever-loving fall for someone fall in loveidiom feelings for someoneidiom loving-kindness lovingly lurve madly moon steal sweep worship Examples of endearmentendearment It is reflected in the use of short and grammatically less complex sentences and of diminutives and endearments with repetition. Emotionality is also central in language choice for positive affect, such as endearments or praise for one's partner or children. The local and indeed the parochial are emphasized, with endearment but also with gentle irony. Terms of endearment were virtually never used in reference, even when they were standard in address. Patronizing speech to older people conversation between an older adult and a younger saleswoman who used patronizing speech and inappropriate terms of endearment. It was in this way a sort of endearment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand the endearment that exists, but it should wait until the hustings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid it is not a term of endearment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that in certain parts of the country the word "hinny" is a well-known term of endearment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not quite sure whether the expression "the fuzz" is supposed to be derogatory or whether it is a term of endearment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We talk about collective bargaining, sometimes in terms of endearment, though so often to-day this means little more than the rule of the jungle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might be thought to be a term of endearment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The term "old"—hen—is a term of endearment; it does not mean that someone is decrepit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think this is a classic example of how it would be impossible to decide whether an expression was grossly insulting or a term of endearment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And usually it's words that are terms of endearment like sweetheart or honey. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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