girlfriend

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/    /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
    — Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
  2. A female friend of a woman or girl. dated
    — Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
  3. A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
    — [Tim:] james huh? my lover carlos's best girlfriend is named james. [James:] yes, i know. i AM your lover carlos's best girlfriend james.
  4. A term of address for a female friend or among gay men.
    — [Hanque:] girlfriend - how'r we doing? [Doug:] hi hanque, i'd like a capuccino and some lobster bisque.. [Caption:] (friendliness with the waitstaff is a good sign)
动词 v.
  1. To be a girlfriend to (someone). ambitransitive,informal,rare
    — I was girlfriended during the past two years by a woman who worked an average job, and while we never lived together the assumption among our friends was we'd get married one day.
  2. To have (someone) as a girlfriend. ambitransitive,informal,rare
    — Back when I was single, I dated and girlfriended around quite a bit and found many responses to my VW buses.

词形变化

girlfriends plural girl friend alternative girl-friend alternative girlfran alternative girlfriends present,singular,third-person girlfriending participle,present girlfriended participle,past girlfriended past girl friend alternative girl-friend alternative girlfran alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *gaurā
Proto-West Germanic *-ilā
Proto-West Germanic *gurilā
Old English *gyrele?
Middle English girle
English girl
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijōną
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz
Proto-West Germanic *friund
Old English frēond
Middle English frend
English friend
English girlfriend
From girl + friend.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *gaurā
Proto-West Germanic *-ilā
Proto-West Germanic *gurilā
Old English *gyrele?
Middle English girle
English girl
Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *priHós
Proto-Germanic *frijōną
Proto-Germanic *frijōndz
Proto-West Germanic *friund
Old English frēond
Middle English frend
English friend
English girlfriend
From girl + friend.
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