俗語(yǔ)說(shuō):“在家靠父母,出門(mén)靠朋友?!迸笥言诿總€(gè)人的一生中都扮演著重要的角色,不過(guò)具體是什么角色還要看朋友的屬性來(lái)分,有些是bosom friend(知己),福禍與共;有些是acquaintance(泛泛之交),點(diǎn)頭就過(guò);還有一些則是frenemy(友敵),笑臉相迎,背后暗戰(zhàn)。
"Frenemy" (alternately spelled "frienemy") is a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" which can refer to either an enemy disguised as a friend or to a partner who is simultaneously a competitor. The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical, and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions. The word has appeared in print as early as 1953.
友敵(frenemy,有時(shí)也拼做frienemy),是friend(朋友)和enemy(敵人)兩個(gè)詞組合而成的,指?jìng)窝b成朋友的敵人或者互相競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的同伴。這個(gè)詞1953年就已經(jīng)出現(xiàn),用來(lái)指代個(gè)人及群體組織之間的人際關(guān)系、地緣政治關(guān)系以及商業(yè)關(guān)系。
For example:
Zack is John's frenemy. They get along in the office but both of them work on internal competing teams.
扎克和約翰是友敵。他們?cè)谵k公室相處得不錯(cuò),同時(shí)又在團(tuán)隊(duì)內(nèi)部相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
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