Third wheel
意味: An extra person tagging along with a couple, often feeling awkward and out of place.
Being the third wheel means you're the odd one out when hanging around a couple. The couple might be holding hands, sharing inside jokes, or being romantic while you sit there awkwardly. It can also be used as a verb ('third-wheeling'). While sometimes uncomfortable, close friends may third-wheel willingly and joke about it.
例文
- I don't want to be a third wheel on your date. 我不想在你们的约会上当电灯泡。No quiero ser el sujetavelas en vuestra cita.あなたたちのデートでお邪魔虫になりたくない。너희 데이트에 끼어서 전등 되고 싶지 않아.
- I spent the whole night third-wheeling while they made out. 他们俩亲热了一整晚,我全程当电灯泡。Pasé toda la noche haciendo de sujetavelas mientras ellos se enrollaban.二人がイチャイチャしてる間、一晩中お邪魔虫だった。둘이 키스하는 동안 밤새 전등 노릇을 했어.
- Bring a friend so I'm not the third wheel again. 带个朋友来吧,这样我就不用又当电灯泡了。Trae a un amigo para que no vuelva a ser el sujetavelas.また私がお邪魔虫にならないように、友達を連れてきて。내가 또 전등 안 되게 친구 한 명 데려와.
発音
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場面: social situations, dating, humor, friend groups
トーン: awkward, humorous
✓ 正しい言い方
- I felt like such a third wheel.我感觉自己完全是个电灯泡。Me sentí totalmente como el sujetavelas.完全にお邪魔虫だった。완전 전등 된 기분이었어.
- Sorry for third-wheeling.抱歉当了你们的电灯泡。Perdón por hacer de sujetavelas.お邪魔虫してごめん。전등 돼서 미안해.
✗ 間違った言い方
- Don't use 'fifth wheel' interchangeably — both exist but 'third wheel' is far more common in modern American English不要把'fifth wheel'和'third wheel'混用——两个说法都存在,但在现代美式英语中'third wheel'要常见得多No uses 'fifth wheel' indistintamente — ambas expresiones existen, pero 'third wheel' es mucho más habitual en el inglés americano actual「fifth wheel」と混同しないこと——両方存在するが、現代のアメリカ英語では「third wheel」の方がはるかに一般的'fifth wheel'과 혼용하지 말 것 — 둘 다 존재하지만 현대 미국 영어에서는 'third wheel'이 훨씬 더 일반적이다
起源と歴史
The metaphor comes from a tricycle or cart — a third wheel on a bicycle is unnecessary and unbalanced. The phrase has been used in American English since at least the 19th century to describe an unwanted extra person in a social situation.
文化的背景
Era: 19th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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