說到戀愛的英文會想到「fall in love」、結婚會想到「get married」。不過,除了戀愛、結婚,感情有許多不同的階段,像是追求一個人、曖昧、失戀、分手等等。此外,還有一些比較開放的人會有約砲、一夜情的生理關係。另外,還有一些隱晦的感情狀態,像是出軌、當第三者等等,那麼這些英文該怎麼說呢?
搭訕 hit on someone、pick up someone
He kept trying to hit on her at the party, but she wasn’t interested.
他一直嘗試在派對上對她搭訕,但她不感興趣。
John can pick up someone easily with his sense of humor.
約翰靠著幽默感很容易就能成功搭訕別人。
pick up的意思有很多,最常用的意思是「撿起」一個東西,舉例來說「Can you pick up that book for me? (你能幫我撿起那本書嗎?)」另外,一個常用的意思是「接人」,像是「I will pick you up at the airport. (我會去機場接你。)」
調情 flirt
He likes to flirt with girls at school.
他喜歡在學校和女生調情。
一夜情 one-night stand(ONS)
They had a one-night stand and never spoke again.
他們發生了一夜情,之後再也沒有聯絡。
約砲 Netflix and chill、hook up with someone
Some people just want to Netflix and chill without any strings attached.
有些人只是想約砲,享受輕鬆時光,不想有任何責任。
He used a dating app to hook up with someone last weekend.
他上周末用交友軟體約砲。
追求某人 pursue someone
Many people are pursuing her, but she hasn’t made up her mind yet.
很多人都在追求她,但她還沒做出決定。