| 单词 | endearment |
| 释义 | endearment (once / 4149 pages) n Next time you cringe when a family member calls you by your childhood nickname in public, remember, Snoopy, it's just a term of endearment — meant to show affection, not make you miserably embarrassed. When you break apart the word endearment, you probably recognize the word endear, a verb that means "to make admired or beloved." The suffix -ment can turn a verb into a noun, so endearment is something that shows affection or admiration, like calling someone "my love" instead of his or her name or playfully whacking your brother on the head when you walk by where he sits, doing his homework. WORD FAMILYendearment: endearments+/dear: dearer, dearly, dearness, dears, endear/dearness: dearnesses/endear: endeared, endearing, endearment, endears/endearing: endearingly USAGE EXAMPLESWhen was the last time you saw “Terms of Endearment”? New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) She would imagine the air in Herat crackling with merriness, and high- spirited, bright-eyed people showering each other with endearments and goodwill. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) Bayona’s highly effective tearjerker “A Monster Calls,” which is sort of like “Pan’s Labyrinth” by way of “Terms of Endearment” — in a good way! Los Angeles Times(Nov 04, 2016) n the act of showing affection Hyper benignity, kindness a kind act |
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