| 单词 | unrequited |
| 释义 | unrequited (once / 8342 pages) adj Unrequited is used almost exclusively in the context of romantic love. If you love someone and they don't love you back––that, my friend, is a case of unrequited love. Unrequited love is so painful, most people feel they are the first person in history to experience it, but the word unrequited has in fact been around since the 1520s, when it was invented, like many good words, to talk about money. It derived from re- 'back' + the Middle English quite 'pay up.' WORD FAMILYunrequited: unrequitedly+/requital: requitals/requite: requital, requited, requites, requiting/requited: unrequited USAGE EXAMPLESI am going to make a blanket statement: People are generally not as good as hiding their unrequited affections as they think they are. Slate(Nov 28, 2016) Queen Latifah’s capable flow and Sia’s powerhouse vocals bring this track about unrequited love and sacrifice a new, urgent life. Time(Nov 11, 2016) I call it my story of unrequited love. New York Times(Oct 27, 2016) adj not returned in kind Syn unanswered, unreciprocated nonreciprocal not reciprocal |
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