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Quora精选外国人眼中5个最美英文单词

双语新闻  2015-04-18 09:140

有人在国外知乎Quora上问“最美的英文单词是什么”。高票答案如下:

Limerence
纯爱

The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one’s feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship.
心理学名词。指痴迷于某人。这种情感通常是不由自主的,并且极度渴望对方的回应。它和性没有太多关系。

Petrichor
初雨的气息

A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
很长一段温暖、干燥的天气后,第一场雨带来的清香。

Ataraxia
心神安宁

A Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state of robust tranquility, characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry.
来源于希腊哲学家皮浪和伊壁鸠鲁,意思是无忧无虑、平和清明的状态。

Silhouette
剪影

A image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject.
用单色(通常为黑色)描绘人物、动物、物体或场景轮廓的图片。

Tryst
幽会地点

A private romantic rendezvous between lovers.
情侣们秘密而浪漫的幽会地点。

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