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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary amour ETYMOLOGY Middle English, love, affection, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan amor, from Latin, from amare to love DATE 14th century : a usually illicit love affair; also : lover English Etymology amour c.1300, "love," from O.Fr . amour, from L. amorem "love," from amare "to love" (see Amy). The accent shifted 15c.-17c. to the first syllable as the word became nativized, then shifted back as the naughty or intriguing sense became primary and the word was felt to be a euphemism. "A common ME word for love, later accented ámour (cf. enamour). Now with suggestion of intrigue and treated as a F. word." [Weekley] http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 amour amour / E5muE(r); NAmE E5mur / noun (old-fashioned, from French)a love affair, especially a secret one (尤指秘密的)恋爱；风流韵事 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged amour \əˈmu̇(ə)r, aˈ-, äˈ-, -u̇ə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French amour, amor, from Old Provençal amor, from L., from amare to love — more at amateur 1. obsolete : close attachment : intimate friendship 2. a. : lovemaking , courtship — usually used in plural < passing the hours in tender amours > b. : a love affair especially when illicit < rushing from one amour to another > 3. : love ; especially : sexual love < the film explores various aspects of amour > < an almost endless chain of exploits in amour — H.L.Mencken > 4. a. : one that is loved b. : mistress : lover < she was his newest amour > |
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