c. 1300, noun use of adverbial phrase par amour (c. 1300) "passionately, with strong love or desire," from Anglo-French and Old French par amour, from accusative of amor "love," from amare "to love" (see Amy). Originally a term for Christ (by women) or the Virgin Mary (by men), it came to mean "darling, sweetheart" (mid-14c.) and "mistress, concubine, clandestine lover" (late 14c.).
实用例句
1. " Thou hast kept the secret of thy paramour.
“ 你始终不肖泄露你的奸夫.
来自英汉文学 - 红字
2. Caines ( 1975 ) on the ease of a finite paramour set.
