“交朋友”可以说make friends

但交男/女朋友没有make a boyfriend / girlfriend这一说

这样表达在外国人听来是

“要制造一个男/女朋友”

那么,“交男/女朋友”英语怎么说呢?

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“交男/女朋友”怎么说?

get a boyfriend / girlfriend

交男/女朋友(这个表达最实用最地道)

例:

I don't know how to get a boyfriend.

我不知道怎么交到一个男朋友。

find a boyfriend / girlfriend

例:

She managed to find a handsome boyfriend.

她终于找到了一位帅气的男朋友。

look for a boyfriend / girlfriend

例:

Are you looking for a girlfriend/ boyfriend?

你想找女朋友/男朋友吗?

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“我交到男/女朋友了”怎么说?

最直接的说法:

I have a boyfriend / girlfriend.

我有男/女朋友了。侧面说自己有男/女朋友了:

I'm seeing someone.

我正在和人约会。

(男女都可以说)

I'm in a relationship.

我正在谈恋爱。

(男女都可以说)

例:

Don't try to hit on me. I have a boyfriend.

别想着挑逗我。 我有男朋友了。

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除了 “girlfriend”

女朋友的其它一些表达


非婚关系中,口语通常可称女方 significant other

这个词不突出性别,只强调亲密关系,所以也可用于男方。类似中文里的‘另一半儿’、‘那口子’、‘他那位’等,但不透露或假设婚姻状态或性取向,用于故意模糊以避免冒犯别人。

例如:

Anyone NOT having their Significant Other in the Delivery Room?


Life Partner 通常相当于‘终身伴侣’

但与中文不同的是它也可以指亲密的终身伙伴,无论同性还是异性。Partner也可以指life partner。

例如:

I feel more optimistic being in this relationship. We decided we are going to be life partners.


Soulmatesoul mate可以指女友或妻子

也可以指未必有亲密关系的精神伴侣,有一定的神秘或宗教意味。另外,mate也可以指女友。这几个词不区分性别。

例如:

So did "God" give attractive people a much higher chance of meeting their soulmate?

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Fiancée订婚女友,相对概念是fiancé,指订婚男友。

例如:

A 45-year-old man and his fiancée were celebrating a family holiday in their apartment. Out of the blue the man thought that his girlfriend was taking the form of a hideous monster from a horror movie.


Lady friend是个故意模棱两可的用语

指关系不到girlfriend的程度,但却好于friend。通常作为委婉语(euphemism) 使用,或者在情况不明的情况下作为一种保守的提法。Lady friend也用于指女方明显大于男方的情侣关系。

例如:

A millionaire took his lady friend to dinner. He told her he had eaten in the finest restaurants in the world and assured her this place served the best。


如果是已婚男人的情人,通常用mistress

例如:

Picasso's painting of his mistress will go under the hammer at London

有一些词是男女通用的,如true love、date、steady、darling、love、lover、paramour、squeeze等。


还有其它一些词可以指女友,如companion、sweetheart、heartthrob、babe等。

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