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“two-time”千万别翻译为“两次”!真正的意思让人愤怒!

很多同学第一次看到“two-time”,都会下意识理解为“两次”,虽然two是“两个”,time也有“次数”的意思,但two-time真正的意思差得有点远。

看下牛津词典对“two-time”的解释:

to not be faithful to a person you have a relationship with, especially a sexual one, by having a secret relationship with sb else at the same time

不忠于你的伴侣,特别是在性方面,同时与另一个人有染。

所以,“two-time”也就是我们所说的“出轨;劈腿;对(情人或爱人)怀有二心”,作为动词使用。

Are you sure he's not two-timing you?

你肯定他没有背着你另有所爱?

其派生词“two-timer”就是“出轨者;脚踩两只船的人”。

英文释义:

someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else

欺骗伴侣,与他人发生性关系的人

除了“two-time”,英语中还有很多表达可以用来形容对感情不忠,一起学习一下:

1. unfaithful 出轨的;不忠的

Have you ever been unfaithful to her? 

你对她是否有过不忠行为?

2. have an affair 有外遇;婚外情

Though she enjoyed flirting with Matt, it had not entered her head to have an affair with him. 

虽然她喜欢和马特打情骂俏,但是却未曾想过要和他相好。

*lead a double life:两面派,过着双重人格的生活,也可指婚外情

3. cheat on 背叛、偷吃、不忠;也有作弊的意思

Did you ever cheat on that Moroccan wife of yours? 

你背着你的摩洛哥籍妻子有过外遇吗 ?

4. step out on <美国俚语>(在爱情上)不忠实于

They knew they were stepping out on each other.

他们俩人都知道对方对自己不忠实。

No one told him that she stepped out on him.

没人告诉他,她对他不忠贞。

5. extramarital affair 婚外情

*extramarital也有私通、婚外通奸的意思。

Her husband has admitted having an extramarital affair.

她丈夫承认了有通奸行为。

6. cuckold 绿帽子 

cuckold 动词意思是“与…的妻子通奸使其丈夫戴绿帽子”;名词则是说“有不贞妻子的男人”

His wife had cuckolded him.

妻子给他戴绿帽子了。

“小三”、“渣男”、“渣女”英语怎么说?

mistress

小三,情妇的意思;也有女主人、主妇、女教师、女能人的意思。

He has a mistress in Paris.

他在巴黎有个情妇。

Tracy was his mistress for three years.

特蕾西给他做了3年情妇。

lady-friend

情妇

home-wrecker  

指破坏别人家庭的人。

She is criticized for being a home-wrecker.

她因破坏别人家庭而饱受指责。

the other woman/man 

影响他人婚姻的第三者

love rat  

“花心的人;爱情骗子”的意思,不过这个表达并没有专指男性或女性,用在男性和女性身上都是可以的。

Keep away from love rats and enjoy your life!

远离渣男,珍爱生命!

cheater 

背叛者,渣男

You've been dating that girl recently and you're a total cheater.

你最近一直跟那个女孩约会,你真是个彻头彻尾的渣男。

player/playboy 

渣男,花花公子

He is such a player/playboy. How many times has he hurt you?

他是个十足的花花公子。他伤害过你多少次了?

scum 

人渣,渣男

You were such a scum when you broke up with me.

你和我分手的时候真渣男!

jerk

混蛋;人渣

jerk动词意思是猛拉急拽,做名词一般用来骂人,是美剧里面经常出现的词。

I saw you in the park with another girl last night, you're such a jerk! 

我看到你昨晚和另一个女孩在公园里,你真是个渣男。

分手”除了“break up”,还能怎么说?

1. split up  决裂;分手;解散

to split up with sb 与某人分手

My parents split up a few months ago.

我的父母几个月前分手了。

2. parting  n. 分手;离别

George said no more until their final parting. 

直到最后分手,乔治都没再说什么。

3. separate  分开;分离

separate from sb/sth 与某人/某物分开的

Lisa has separated from her long-term boyfriend.

Lisa和她交往多年的男朋友分手了。

4. finished the relationship  结束关系

He was gutted when she finished the relationship.

她跟他分手后,他伤心欲绝。

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