true love

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Faithful love.; Feelings of love that are adhered to faithfully, or the faithful manifestation of such feelings. uncountable
    — I shall be forsworn, which is a great argument of falsehood, if I love. And how can that be true love which is falsely attempted? Love is a familiar; Love is a devil: there is no evil angel but Love, […]
  2. Faithful love.; A lover who is faithful to the object of his or her affection or faithfully loved themselves. countable
    — I leant my back unto an aik, I thought it was a trusty tree; But first it bow’d, and fyne it brak, Sae my true love did lightly me.
  3. Love that is in some sense purer or more unique than ordinary love.; The form of romantic affection that is considered pure and wholly positive, not just based on feelings of lust and sex. uncountable
    — Some believe that true love doesn’t exist.
  4. Love that is in some sense purer or more unique than ordinary love.; The unique individual for whom one feels such affection. countable
    — He was my one true love.
  5. Love that is in some sense purer or more unique than ordinary love.; The situation in which a couple is perfectly compatible and there is no better relationship, as set by a greater force such as God or fate. uncountable
  6. A thing for which a person feels an intense love. countable
    — Cinematography is my only true love.

词形变化

true loves plural

词汇关系

衍生词
the course of true love never did run smooth true-love-knot

词源

From Middle English trewe love, from Old English trēowlufu.
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