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浪漫，风流与甜心——韦伯字典关于“节”相关单词排行榜 2012年02月15日 14:23:36

前情提要：浪漫源自于强大的帝国统治；节的主角节的主角是瓦伦丁神父其实已经查无实据了；法国人比英国人浪漫；英语单词受害于希腊神话，啊，不，英语单词起源于希腊神话；爱情里面也需要“淡如水”；风流已经流行了千年；单相思则自古便伤；最后，大家记得要幸福。

韦伯字典（merriam-webster.com）列出的《Top 10 Words for Valentine's Day》，原列表只有生词和解释，中文部分是则是造次的批注，想要与时俱进的冷静思考一下其他的事情，算是一种观点，一种思考。

#1: Romantic

Definition:

marked by expressions of love or affection; conducive to or suitable for lovemaking; a person of romantic temperament or disposition (noun)

About the word:

We associate this word with sweetness and love, but it emerged from the conquering powers of the Roman Empire.

The expansion of ancient Rome created various dialects of Latin called "romans." (These evolved into Italian, French, Spanish, and others – the Romance languages.)

"Romans" were used to write popular stories involving chivalric or courtly love, and such tales became known asromances.

If we describe Rome today as a "romantic" city, we're using a word that has travelled a long way to come home.

最后一句是亮点，写的意犹未尽的感觉。

#2: Valentine

Definition:

a sweetheart chosen or complimented on Valentine's Day; a gift or greeting sent on this day

About the word:

Christianity has more than one martyr named Valentine, and the one, true Valentine is uncertain.

Romantics favor the tale of the third-century Roman physician and priest Valentine. Supposedly, Valentine had fallen in love with his jailer's daughter, and shortly before his death sent a letter to her "from your Valentine."

是不是又很，感情才是他们的信仰？

#3: Amour

Definition:

a usually illicit love affair

Example:

"[T]he story of John Tschirhart is one that you would only expect to see in a compelling, haunting movie about romance, amour, passion and heartbreak..." – Dorian de Wind,The Huffington Post, Nov 9, 2010

About the word:

In 2010, a poll of linguists rated amour – the French word for "love," simple and sweet – the most romantic word in the world. In English, the word gains drama and loses innocence.

法语比英语浪漫了，使用的时候千万要弄清楚你在说法语还是英语。不然，。。。

#4: Adonis

Definition:

a very handsome young man

Example:

"[T]he cool new crop of models at agencies like Major [are] guys closer to the Ivy League Adonis ideal of yesteryear...." – Guy Trebay,NYTimes.com, July 21, 2010

About the word:

In Greek mythology, the beautiful young Adonis was beloved by both Persephone and Aphrodite, so Zeus decreed the young man should divide his time and attention between the two goddesses.

He was later killed by a wild boar – an attack that may have been arranged to avenge another of Adonis' romantic intrigues.

希腊神话的因果逻辑总是很强大……

#5: Aphrodisiac

Definition:

something that excites; an agent that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire

Example:

"To me, one of the most successful attributes of an aphrodisiac meal are colors, aromas, tastes and textures that wake up the palate and challenge the mind." – Amy Reiley, quoted by Sarah Kershaw inNYTimes.com, February 9, 2010

About the word:

Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love (who was infatuated with Adonis) gave the Greeks the words 'aphrodisia' (heterosexual pleasure) and 'aphrodisiakos' (a gem with aphrodisiac powers).

邪恶了……

#6: Infatuation

Definition:

foolish or extravagant love or admiration

Example:

"And you are infatuated, which is a very different thing from love. Infatuation is like a roller coaster ride – crazy, scary and somewhat fun, while love is something more down to earth, less exhilarating, less dramatic but more real." – letter toSalon.com, January 6, 2011

About the word:

Aninfatuation, by definition, is an emotion that shouldn't be taken too seriously. The word's etymology makes the same point. It traces back to the Latin for "foolish" or "silly," as does another insulting term:fatuous.

稻盛和夫曾经警告：对金融要戒除浮躁，否则永远不要踏足。这是一种企业家的爱么？

#7: Casanova

Definition:

lover, especially a man who is a promiscuous and unscrupulous lover

Example:

"In stepped [Justin] Bieber, with his mop of hair and an impish personality that seems to be part Dennis the Menace and part teenage Casanova." – Andy Downing,Chicago Tribune, March 25, 2010

About the word:

In the 1700s, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was a spy, a clergyman, a gambler, and apparently a man of charm. He was also a

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