romance

英 [rə(ʊ)'mæns; 'rəʊmæns] 美[ro'mæns]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词heroic spy fairy narrative fiction tale legend story epic horror love thriller fantasy novel

n. 传奇；浪漫史；风流韵事；冒险故事
vi. 虚构；渲染；写传奇
n. (Romance)人名；(西)罗曼塞

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中文词源

romance 浪漫，风流韵事

来自 Romance,罗曼语。用以指兴起于中世纪的用罗曼语写作的骑士冒险故事小说，常常含有大量的英雄救美的情节，后由该词引申词义浪漫，风流韵事，且成为主要词义。

Romance 罗曼语

由拉丁语演变而成，包含法语、意大利语、西班牙语等。来自古法语 Romanz,法语，罗马方言，来自拉丁语 Romanicus,罗马体，来自 Romanus,罗马人，罗马字体，词源同 Roman.相对于传统拉丁语的严谨或复杂的语法而言，该语言比较通俗，从而更易为普通人所掌握，类似于古汉语明清时期的语言与唐宋时期的语言差别。

词态变化

复数: romances;第三人称单数: romances;过去式: romanced;现在分词: romancing;

英文词源

romance: romance: [13] A romance is etymologically a story written in the language ‘of Rome’. The word comes from Old French romanz, which denoted ‘something written in French (as opposed to classical Latin)’. This went back to the Vulgar Latin adverb *rōmānicē ‘in the local vernacular descended from Latin’ (contrasted with latinē ‘in Latin’). This in turn came from Latin rōmānicus ‘Roman’, a derivative ultimately of Rōma ‘Rome’.

In practice, these medieval vernacular tales were usually about chivalric adventure, and that was the starting point from which the modern meaning of romance, and its derivative romantic [17], developed. The original sense survives in the linguistic term Romance, denoting languages such as French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, etc that have evolved from Latin.
romance (n.): c. 1300, "a story, written or recited, of the adventures of a knight, hero, etc.," often one designed principally for entertainment," from Old French romanz "verse narrative" (Modern French roman), originally an adverb, "in the vernacular language," from Vulgar Latin *romanice scribere "to write in a Romance language" (one developed from Latin instead of Frankish), from Latin Romanicus "of or in the Roman style," from Romanus "Roman" (see Roman).

The sense evolution is because medieval vernacular tales usually told chivalric adventures full of marvelous incidents and heroic deeds. In reference to literary works, often in Middle English meaning ones written in French but also applied to native compositions. Literary sense extended by 1660s to "a love story." Meaning "adventurous quality" first recorded 1801; that of "love affair" is from 1916. Romance novel attested from 1964. Compare Romance (adj.).
romance (v.): late 14c., "recite a narrative," from Old French romancier "narrate in French; translate into French," from romanz (see romance (n.)). Later "invent fictitious stories" (1670s), then "be romantically enthusiastic" (1849); meaning "court as a lover" is from 1938, probably from romance (n.). Related: Romanced; romancing.
Romance (adj.): mid-14c., "French; in the vernacular language of France" (contrasted to Latin), from Old French romanz "French; vernacular," from Late Latin Romanice, from Latin Romanicus (see Roman). Extended 1610s to other modern tongues derived from Latin (Spanish, Italian, etc.); thus "pertaining to the languages which arose out of the Latin language of the provinces of Rome." Compare romance (n.).

双语例句

1. Producers decided to end her on-screen romance with Pierce Lawton.: 制片人决定结束她在影片中与皮尔斯·劳顿的恋情。

2. She loved him so much: it was a fairytale romance.: 她深深爱着他：这是个童话般的浪漫故事。

3. It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance.: 暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。

4. All this questioning is so analytical and clinical — it kills romance.: 整个询问分析性和逻辑性太强，浪漫的气息荡然无存。

5. Like "Gone With The Wind" it's an unashamed epic romance.: 和《飘》一样,它也是一个无所顾忌的史诗般的爱情故事.

英英释意

1. a relationship between two lovers

2. an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

3. a story dealing with love

4. a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

考试真题

Passion is the drive that leads to romance.

For many of my peers though, Venus quickly lost its romance.

As the sun's rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses, the romance of Africa comes to life.

If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect a deep interest in romance among the artists.

Now she is conceiving a romance that has Shanghai of the 1930s as the setting.

实用场景例句

a holiday romance: 假日浪漫史

They had a whirlwind romance .: 他们之间有过一段短暂的风流韵事。

Spring is here and romance is in the air.: 春天来了，到处洋溢着爱情的气息。

How can you put the romance back into your marriage?: 怎样才能使你的婚姻再次充满绵绵爱意呢？

the romance of travel: 旅行奇趣

She's a compulsive reader of romances.: 她热衷于阅读爱情故事。

medieval romances: 中世纪的传奇故事

After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.: 在闪电式的恋爱后，两人在7月宣布订婚。

...a holiday romance.: 假日罗曼史

He still finds time for romance by cooking candlelit dinners for his girlfriend...: 他仍然会找时间为女友准备烛光晚餐，制造浪漫。

He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.: 他对爱情和浪漫持非常怀疑的态度。

We want to recreate the romance and excitement that used to be part of rail journeys.: 我们想再度营造以前坐火车旅行的浪漫和兴奋。

Her taste in fiction was for chunky historical romances.: 她所喜欢的小说是大部头的历史爱情小说。

Since taking up writing romance in 1967 she has brought out over fifty books.: 自1967年开始写爱情小说起，她已经出了50多本书了。

...Arthurian Romances.: 亚瑟王的传奇故事

He has romanced some of the world's most eligible women.: 他已经和一些非常适合结婚的女人谈过恋爱了。

At 29 September, 2007, registered at Classical Chinese WIKIPEDIA.: 在2007年9月29日于文言文维基百科注册.

There is an air of romance about the old inn.: 这家老客栈颇有些浪漫气氛.

French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese are Romance languages.: 法语、意大利语、西班牙语和葡萄牙语是拉丁系语言.

Jane's and Paul's life together is full of romance.: 简和保罗的共同生活充满了浪漫色彩.

They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.: 他们试图重燃爱火.

She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.: 她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事.

A romance extending over several years was culminated.: 一场数年之久的恋爱就此圆满告终.

They had a whirlwind romance .: 他们之间有过一段短暂的风流韵事。

It's that time of year again, when thoughts turn to romance and gallantry.: 又到了每年的那个时候，人们又想到了风花雪月和献殷勤的男人。

She loved him so much: it was a fairytale romance.: 她深深爱着他：这是个童话般的浪漫故事。

He got married after a whirlwind romance.: 在一场旋风式的恋爱后他很快就结婚了。

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