"personals" in Chinese (Simplified)
个人广告征友信息
Definition
“personals”指的是人们在报纸或网上分类广告中寻找约会或朋友的广告。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“personals”多为复数用法，几乎专指报纸或网络中寻求约会或朋友的广告，在美国英语中更常见，现在较为过时。不要与“personal”（个人的，私人的）混淆。
Examples
He placed an ad in the personals to find a date.
他在**个人广告**中刊登了一则找约会的广告。
Newspapers used to have a personals section.
报纸过去常有**个人广告**栏目。
He met his partner through the personals.
他是通过**个人广告**认识伴侣的。
My grandmother said she once replied to the personals—that’s how she met grandpa!
我奶奶说她曾经回复过**个人广告**—就是这样认识了我爷爷！
Nobody really uses the personals anymore; now it’s all dating apps.
现在几乎没人用**个人广告**了，都用交友软件。
Scrolling through the personals, I realized some ads are really creative.
浏览**个人广告**时，我发现有些广告真的很有创意。