愛情可以是永恒的，但是愛人間的昵稱卻隨著時間流逝不斷演變和更替。你還是只會將愛人喚作honey或sweetheart嗎？這里有20種甜蜜昵稱，雖然古老，但是卻能給即將到來的情人節(jié)增加一點新鮮感。

What did "I'm the huckleberry to your persimmon" mean?
昵稱一：越橘果

Popular in the 1830s, it was the comparison of something small to something great. It became a saying of love and "huckleberry" came to mean sweetheart, friend, or partner.
這一說法在19世紀30年代很流行，原來是用于將小東西（越橘果）和大東西（柿子）相比較。后來這一說法便用來表達愛意，越橘果也成了愛人、朋友或伴侶的代稱。

If you were to call someone a "mouse," what were you referring to them as?
昵稱二：老鼠

Taken from Old English but popularized by Shakespeare, it means a demure or quiet darling, particularly a woman.
這一昵稱來自古英語，但卻是因為莎士比亞而普及的，指的是嫻靜的愛人，尤其是女性。

demure[d??mj?r]: adj. 端莊的；嫻靜的

Not a knight in training, what did "squire" mean?
昵稱三：侍從

A "squire" is a man who accompanies or escorts a woman.
“侍從”指一個陪伴或護送女性的男子。

What did "lambkin" refer to?
昵稱四：小羊

Used by Shakespeare in his "Henry" plays, "lambkin" can refer to both a small child and lovers. It was an endearing term used among families.
莎士比亞在他的戲劇《亨利》系列中用過這個說法?！靶⊙颉笨梢灾感『?，也可以指愛人。在過去曾被用為家人之間的昵稱。

If you called someone "golpol," how were you describing them?
昵稱五：美人

This 16th-century term to describe beauty was derived from the word gold-poll or golden headed, according to David Crystal's "Words in Time and Place."
根據戴維·克里斯特爾的《時空中的詞匯》，這個詞語源于gold-poll或golden headed（金發(fā)美人），在16世紀用于形容美人。

What would you mean by the word "tib"?
昵稱六：小牛

You were calling them a young calf. In 14th-century England, calves were seen as both very expensive and also cute. "Tib" refers to someone desirable.
這個詞是小牛的意思。在14世紀的英國，小牛被認為既昂貴又可愛。因此tib指有吸引力的人。

What did the name "ladybird" mean?
昵稱七：瓢蟲

Taken from "Romeo and Juliet," the name refers to a close female friend or sweetheart.
這個昵稱來自《羅密歐與朱麗葉》，指的是親密的女性朋友或愛人。

If someone called you a "duck," they were referring to you as what?
昵稱八：鴨子

Darling or dear. This term was Shakespearean in origin.
稱呼某人“鴨子”相當于說“親愛的”。這個昵稱源自莎士比亞作品。

What did the term "bearcat" mean?
昵稱九：熊貍

In the 1920s, a "bearcat" referred to a hot-tempered woman with a lot of spirit.
在20世紀20年代，“熊貍”指的是精神飽滿的急性子女人。

What did "old thing" mean?
昵稱十：老東西

In the 19th century, "old thing" lost its negative connotations and was used as a term of affection for one's partner.
在19世紀，“老東西”不再含有貶義，而是被作為對伴侶的昵稱。

英文來源：內幕網

翻譯&編輯：丹妮