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allyourfriends是什么意思(老外说你是fastfriends什么意思)

allyourfriends是什么意思(老外说你是fastfriends什么意思)Although many believe that the idiom 'fast friends' means friends who developed a liking for one another quickly the term is actually a shortened form of 'steadfast friends.'那么,fast friend这个说法是怎么来的呢?例句:The two of them had been fast friends since college.他们俩从大学开始就是好朋友。

大家平时是怎么形容好朋友的呢?

前两天听到有人用“You're a fast friend”来形容好友。

这是什么意思,朋友很快?当然不是,fast friend是指忠实可靠的朋友。

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例句:

The two of them had been fast friends since college.

他们俩从大学开始就是好朋友。

那么,fast friend这个说法是怎么来的呢?

Although many believe that the idiom 'fast friends' means friends who developed a liking for one another quickly the term is actually a shortened form of 'steadfast friends.'

虽然很多人认为“fast friends”这个习语是指很快就喜欢上彼此的朋友,但这个说法实际上是“坚定的朋友”的缩写形式。

The origin of the idiom 'fast friends' comes from an even older version of the word 'steadfast' – Old English triewe meaning faithful trustworthy and steady in adhering to promises or friends.

这个用法的起源来自“坚定不移”这个词的古英语版——triewe这个词,它的意思是忠实、值得信赖、对承诺或朋友坚定不移。

“熟词偏义”是英语中常见的情况,其实fast除了我们熟悉的“快的”的意思之外,也有很多解释。

1 作形容词

①牢固的

例句:

The glue had set and my hand was stuck fast.

胶水凝固了,我的手被牢牢粘住。

②放荡的

a fast crowd一群生活放荡的人

2 作名词

禁食期

例句:

The monk began a fast and prayed for happiness.

那个和尚开始禁食来祈福。

3 作动词

禁食

例句:

One day a week he fasts for health reasons.

他出于健康考虑每周禁食一天。

更多关于朋友的表达:

1 bestie闺蜜

例句:

One of my besties bought me this amazing dress.

这条漂亮的裙子是我的闺蜜买给我的。

2 partner in crime死党

例句:

We always get in trouble together. You're my partner in crime!

我们总是一起闯祸。你真是我的死党!

3 all-weather friend患难之交

例句:

We become all-weather friends in misfortune from then on.

从那时起,我们就成了患难之交。

4 fair-weather friend不能共患难的朋友

例句:

He has realized that Bill is a fair-weather friend.

他已意识到比尔是个不能共患难的朋友。

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