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单词 amitie amoureuse
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amitie amoureusen.

Brit. /əˌmiːtɪeɪ amᵿˈrəːz/, /ˌamᵻtɪ amᵿˈrəːz/, U.S. /ɑˌmidieɪ ˌɑməˈrʊz/, /ˌæmədi ˌɑməˈrʊz/
Forms: 1900s– amitié amoureuse, 1900s– amitie amoureuse.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French amitié amoureuse.
Etymology: < French amitié amoureuse (1896 as the title of a work by Hermine Oudinot Lecomte du Noüy) < amitié amity n. + amoureuse , feminine of amoureux amorous adj.
A romantic or sexual relationship between friends, esp. one that is informal or not widely acknowledged.
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1907 C. Smedley Conflict xv. 177 That is why I should advocate an amitié amoureuse, rather than the publicity of an open liaison, with possibly the after-dregs of a forced marriage.
1983 P. O'Brian Treason's Harbour (1992) viii. 237 Very strong desire, of course; but also tenderness, esteem, liking, an amitié amoureuse carried to a higher degree than he had known it before.
2017 Lit. Rev. June 8/3 A mysterious ‘American friend’ appears in several of these letters—namely, Emily Hale, with whom Eliot was conducting a clandestine amitié amoureuse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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