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爱情可以是永恒的，但是爱人间的昵称却随着时间流逝不断演变和更替。你还是只会将爱人唤作honey或吗？这里有20种甜蜜昵称，虽然古老，但是却能给即将到来的情人节增加一点新鲜感。

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What did "I'm the to your " mean?

昵称一：越橘果

in the 1830s, it was the of small to great. It a of love and "" came to mean , , or .

这一说法在19世纪30年代很流行，原来是用于将小东西（越橘果）和大东西（柿子）相比较。后来这一说法便用来表达爱意，越橘果也成了爱人、朋友或伴侣的代称。

If you were to call a "mouse," what were you to them as?

昵称二：老鼠

Taken from Old but by , it means a or quiet , a woman.

这一昵称来自古英语，但却是因为莎士比亚而普及的，指的是娴静的爱人，尤其是女性。

[dɪˈmjʊr]:adj. 端庄的；娴静的

Not a in , what did "" mean?

昵称三：侍从

A "" is a man who or a woman.

“侍从”指一个陪伴或护送女性的男子。

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What did "" refer to?

昵称四：小羊

Used by in his "Henry" plays, "" can refer to both a small child and . It was an term used among .

莎士比亚在他的戏剧《亨利》系列中用过这个说法。“小羊”可以指小孩，也可以指爱人。在过去曾被用为家人之间的昵称。

If you "," how were you them?

昵称五：美人

This 16th- term to was from the word gold-poll or , to David 's "Words in Time and Place."

根据戴维·克里斯特尔的《时空中的词汇》，这个词语源于gold-poll或 （金发美人），在16世纪用于形容美人。

What would you mean by the word "tib"?

昵称六：小牛

You were them a young calf. In 14th- , were seen as both very and also cute. "Tib" to .

这个词是小牛的意思。在14世纪的英国，小牛被认为既昂贵又可爱。因此tib指有吸引力的人。

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What did the name "" mean?

昵称七：瓢虫

Taken from "Romeo and ," the name to a close or .

这个昵称来自《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，指的是亲密的女性朋友或爱人。

If you a "duck," they were to you as what?

昵称八：鸭子

or dear. This term was in .

称呼某人“鸭子”相当于说“亲爱的”。这个昵称源自莎士比亚作品。

What did the term "" mean?

昵称九：熊狸

In the 1920s, a "" to a hot- woman with a lot of .

在20世纪20年代，“熊狸”指的是精神饱满的急性子女人。

What did "old thing" mean?

昵称十：老东西

In the 19th , "old thing" lost its and was used as a term of for one's .

在19世纪，“老东西”不再含有贬义，而是被作为对伴侣的昵称。