老外說你是“fast friends”，什么意思？很快的朋友？
2022-09-10 14:39:43 每日學(xué)英語
The phrase ‘Fast Friends’ is used to describe good, loyal friends.
“fast friends”這個短語用來形容好的、忠誠的朋友。
比如，
“The two of them had been fast friends since college.”
他們倆從大學(xué)開始就是好朋友。
Interesting fact about Fast Friends
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.'
雖然很多人認(rèn)為“fast friends”這個習(xí)語是指很快就喜歡上彼此的朋友，但這個詞實(shí)際上是“堅定的朋友”的縮寫形式。
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.
這個用法的起源來自“堅定不移”這個詞的古英語版——triewe這個詞，它的意思是忠實(shí)、值得信賴、堅定不移的承諾或朋友。
“熟詞偏義”是英語中常見的情況，
其實(shí)fast除了我們熟悉的“快的”的意思之外，
也有很多解釋
Fast /fɑ?st/
作形容詞
①牢固的
The glue had set and my hand was stuck fast.
膠水凝固了，我的手被牢牢粘住。
②放蕩的
a fast crowd 一群生活放蕩的人
作名詞
禁食期
The monk began a fast and prayed for happiness.
那個和尚開始禁食來祈福。
作動詞
禁食
One day a week he fasts for health reasons.
他出于健康考慮每周禁食一天。