外國人眼中最美的5個英文單詞

有人在國外知乎Quora上問“最美的英文單詞是什么”。高票答案如下：

Limerence純愛

The state of being infatuated①infatuated 英 [?n'f?tj?e?t?d]美 [?n'f?t?uet?d] adj. 入迷的；昏頭昏腦的or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation②reciprocation[r?,s?pr?'ke??n] n. 交換；往復運動；報答of one's feelings.

心理學名詞。指癡迷于某人。這種情感通常是不由自主的，并且極度渴望對方的回應。

Petrichor初雨的氣息

A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies③accompany 英 [?'k?mp?n?] 美 [?'k?mp?ni]vt. 陪伴，伴隨；伴奏vi. 伴奏，伴唱the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

很長一段溫暖、干燥的天氣后，第一場雨帶來的清香。

Ataraxia心神安寧

A Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid④lucid 英 ['lu?s?d] 美 ['lus?d]adj. 明晰的；透明的；易懂的；頭腦清楚的state of robust⑤robust英 [r?(?)'b?st] 美 [ro'b?st] adj. 強健的；健康的tranquility, characterized by ongoing freedom from distress and worry.

來源于希臘哲學家皮浪和伊壁鳩魯，意思是無憂無慮、平和清明的狀態。

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Silhouette剪影

A image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour,usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject.

用單色（通常為黑色）描繪人物、動物、物體或場景輪廓的圖片。

Tryst幽會地點

A private romantic rendezvous⑥rendezvous 英 ['r?nd?vu?; -de?vu?]美 ['rɑndev?] n. 約會；約會地點；集結地between lovers.

情侶們秘密而浪漫的幽會地點。