Third wheel
Slang Term
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★★ Very Common
Casual
含义: An unwanted extra person with a couple
电灯泡（情侣旁的多余人）
Un tercero no deseado con una pareja
邪魔者、お邪魔虫
커플 사이의 끼인 사람, 전등
Someone who feels awkward being with a couple, like an unnecessary third wheel on a vehicle.
与情侣在一起时感到尴尬的人，就像车辆上多余的第三个轮子。
Alguien que se siente incómodo estando con una pareja, como una tercera rueda innecesaria en un vehículo.
カップルと一緒にいると気まずく感じる人。乗り物の不要な三番目の車輪のように。
커플과 함께 있으면서 어색함을 느끼는 사람. 탈것에 불필요한 세 번째 바퀴 같은 존재.
例句
- I felt like a third wheel. 我感觉自己像个电灯泡。Me sentí como un tercero.邪魔者になった気がした。나는 전등 같았어.
- Don't want to be the third wheel. 不想当电灯泡。No quiero ser la vela.お邪魔虫になりたくない。전등 되고 싶지 않아.
- Stop being such a third wheel. 别当电灯泡了。Deja de ser la vela.そんなにお邪魔虫にならないで。그만 좀 끼어들어.
- Third wheeling again.又当电灯泡了。Siendo la vela otra vez.また邪魔者だ。또 전등이야.
发音
/θɜːd wiːl/
用法指南
语境: dating, social situations, awkwardness
语气: self-deprecating, awkward
✓ 正确说法
- Third wheel.电灯泡Tercero邪魔者전등 신세.
- Third wheeling.当电灯泡Siendo la vela邪魔をしている끼어 있는 중.
- Feel like a third wheel.感觉像电灯泡Me siento como la vela邪魔者みたい전등 같은 느낌이야.
✗ 错误说法
- Universal expression通用表达Expresión universal世界共通の表現범용적인 표현
- Usually self-deprecating通常是自嘲Usualmente autodespreciativo通常自虐的보통 자조적으로 사용
常见错误
- Universal English
- Can be verb: third wheeling
起源与历史
From the image of a useless third wheel on a bicycle or carriage. Universal expression.
词源: From unnecessary third wheel on vehicle
最早记录: Modern idiom from 20th century
文化背景
Era: 20th century onwards
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Common dating trope; Universal expression
Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking countries.
变体
Third wheelThird wheelingThird wheeler
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