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单词 romance
释义 romance
romance1
 —romancer,  n.  
  n.  ,  adj.   /roh mans", roh"mans/;  v.   /roh mans"/,  n.  ,  v.  , romanced, romancing,  adj.  
  n.  
  1. a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or imaginary setting.
  2. the colorful world, life, or conditions depicted in such tales.
  3. a medieval narrative, originally one in verse and in some Romance dialect, treating of heroic, fantastic, or supernatural events, often in the form of allegory.
  4. a baseless, made-up story, usually full of exaggeration or fanciful invention.
  5. a romantic spirit, sentiment, emotion, or desire.
  6. romantic character or quality.
  7. a romantic affair or experience; a love affair.
  8. (cap.) Also, Romanic. Also called Romance languages. the group of Italic Indo-European languages descended since A.D. 800 from Latin, as French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian, Provençal, Catalan, Rhaeto-Romanic, Sardinian, and Ladino. Abbr.: Rom.
  v.i.  
  9. to invent or relate romances; indulge in fanciful or extravagant stories or daydreams.
  10. to think or talk romantically.
  v.t.  
  11.  Informal.  
   a. to court or woo romantically; treat with ardor or chivalrousness: He's currently romancing a very attractive widow.
   b. to court the favor of or make overtures to; play up to: They need to romance the local business community if they expect to do business here.
  adj.  
  12. (cap.) Also, Romanic. of, pertaining to, or noting Romance: a Romance language.
 [1250-1300; ME romaunce Romanic language, composition in such a language < OF, deriv. of romanz, romans (adj.) Romanic < VL *Romanice (adv.) in a Romance language, deriv. of L Romanicus ROMANIC]
 Syn. 1. story, fiction. 4. falsehood, fable. 6. allure, fascination, exoticism.
romance2
 /roh mans"/,  n.  
  1.  Music.   a short, simple melody, vocal or instrumental, of tender character.
  2.  Sp. Lit.   a short epic poem, esp. a historical ballad.
 [1595-1605; < F < Sp: kind of poem, ballad < OF romanz ROMANCE1]
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