| 单词 |
cariad |
| 释义 |
cariad, n. Welsh English.
Brit. |ˈkariad|, U.S. |ˈkɛrɪæd|, |ˈkɛriəd|, Welsh English |ˈkariad|
[‹ Welsh cariad sweetheart, lover (1400 c ; c 1325 in sense ‘love’) > n.) + -iad, suffix forming abstract and agent nouns.]
A sweetheart, a lover. Also (as an affectionate form of address): darling, ‘love’.
[1871Temple Bar Aug. 78 So they called him ‘Cariad’ (sweetheart), which to English ears seemed suitable enough, and to Welsh ones bore pleasant sounds of lovemaking.] 1899Times 12 May 14/3 She used to refer to him as ‘John’, and called him her ‘cariad’, a Welsh word meaning sweetheart. 1974H. Secombe Twice Brightly 145 She lived on the common. The most beautiful bungalow you ever see, eh, cariad? 1986S. Penman Here be Dragons i. xx. 296 Cariad, I do have to meet again with the Bishops in Bangor, will be back by dark. 2001Daily Mail (Nexis) 9 June 4 She had slogged her heart out with her ‘cariad’ Will these past four weeks only to see the effort come to naught. |
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