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Dating

“Dating” 在社交语境指浪漫约会或恋爱关系,如 “They have been dating for six months.”(他们交往六个月了。)考古语境 “dating artifacts” 指测定年代。

  1. “She is not interested in dating right now.” (她目前不想谈恋爱。)
  2. “Online dating apps changed how people meet.” (交友软件改变了人们相识的方式。)
  3. “Scientists are dating the fossils using carbon analysis.” (科学家用碳分析测定化石年代。)

“Date” 来自拉丁语 data(给出的日子),与 give 相关;dating 为 date + -ing。

date + -ing;相关词 date(约会;日期)、dated(过时的;注明日期的)。

“coffee dating” 指轻松初次见面;职场应避免含糊的 “dating a coworker” 政策讨论;历史 “dating back to” 指追溯到。

  • 原形: date
  • 名词: date
  • 固定搭配: “dating app” (交友应用), “dating back to” (追溯到), “speed dating” (快速约会活动)

date 既是日期也是约会 → dating = 正在约会或正在测定年代。

“After dating for a year, they decided to introduce each other to their families.” (交往一年后,他们决定把彼此介绍给家人。)