romance

romance
[rə(ʊ)ˈmans, ˈrəʊmans]
noun

[mass noun]a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love
（与爱情相联系的）动人心魄的离奇、神秘感受；浪漫气氛；传奇气氛
I had a thirst for romance.
我渴望感受浪漫的气氛。
■love, especially when sentimental or idealized
（尤指充满柔情或理想化的）爱情
he asked her for a date and romance blossomed.
他请她赴约，于是爱情之花开放了。
■[count noun]an exciting, enjoyable love affair, especially one that is not very serious or long-lasting
（尤指不是非常认真或长久的）恋爱关系；风流韵事，浪漫事迹
a holiday romance.
假日里的一桩风流韵事。
■[count noun]a book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way
浪漫读物（或电影）
light historical romances.
轻松的基于史实的浪漫影片。
■a genre of fiction dealing with love in such a way
浪漫小说
wartime passion from the master of romance.
从浪漫小说大师那里感染到的一种战时的激越感情。
[mass noun]a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life
传奇性；浪漫性；浪漫精神；传奇气氛；浪漫气氛
the beauty and romance of the night.
夜晚的美妙与浪漫。
■[count noun]a work of fiction dealing with events remote from real life
远离真实生活的故事，浪漫小说，传奇故事
a medieval tale dealing with a hero of chivalry, of the kind common in the Romance languages
中世纪传奇故事，骑士故事
the Arthurian romances.
关于亚瑟王的传奇故事。
■[mass noun]the literary genre of such works
浪漫文学；传奇文学
(Music)a short informal piece
(乐)浪漫曲

verb
[with obj.]

(dated)court; woo
(旧)向…求爱（或求婚）；与…谈恋爱
the wealthy estate owner romanced her.
富有的庄园主向她求婚。
■(informal)seek the attention or custom of (someone), especially by use of flattery
(非正式)（尤指通过阿谀）求得…的好感；讨好，奉承
he is being romanced by the big boys in New York.
在纽约他受到大亨的奉承。
■[no obj.]engage in a love affair
谈恋爱
we start romancing.
我们开始谈恋爱。
another term for romanticize:
同 romanticize
to a certain degree I am romancing the past.
我在一定程度上把过去浪漫化了。

派生
romancer
noun
语源

Middle English: from Romance, originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense 'genre centred on romantic love' dates from the mid 17th cent

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