看外国人如何用英语说"单恋"这个词汇
就字面意而言,“carry the torch”指的是高举火炬。“Torch”自是暗含着“生生不息”,“carry the torch”由此也代表着“为某一目标或理想奋战到底”。
“单恋”常常是爱的萌芽期,甚至有人认为“单恋”根本算不得爱,因为那毕竟是一场没有结果的“镜中月、水中花”。但情到深处,“单恋”者往往无怨无悔,甚至是矢志不渝。
英语中,“单恋”可用短语“carry the torch”来表达。
关于“carry the torch”的渊源,说法不一。一种比较流行的观点认为,爱神Venus经常被描绘成手执火炬,由此,该短语逐渐被人们接受,用以比喻“爱虽逝,情却痴。”
此外,由维纳斯的“火炬”,短语“torch songs”常被指代为“感伤恋歌”,而演唱这类歌曲的歌手则被认为是“torch singers”。
值得一提的是,“carry the torch”除了表示“单恋”,还可用以形容“执着于某一事业或理想”。
大家一起看下面两个例句:
Mike is known for carrying the torch for animal welfare.
He is still carrying the torch for his old sweetheart。
有此可得,“carry the torch for sb/sth”是 “为了...执着追求,苦恋某人”的意思。“carry the torch ”则是“单恋”。
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