Personals Meaning in English

word · lemma: personal

US

ˈpɝsɪnɪɫz

PUR-sin-uhlz

UK

pˈɜːsənəlz

PUR-suh-nuhlz

释义

'Personals' refers to advertisements where individuals look for dating or friendship, usually found in newspapers or online classified sections.

用法与细微差别

'Personals' is usually plural and almost always refers to the dating or friendship section of classified ads. The word is mostly used in American English and has an old-fashioned feel, as online dating has mostly replaced print personals. Do not confuse with 'personal' (private or individual).

• Spanish: anuncios personales - sección de contactos (de periódico)
• Portuguese (BR): classificados pessoais - anúncios pessoais
• Portuguese (PT): classificados pessoais - anúncios pessoais
• Chinese (Simplified): 个人广告 - 征友信息
• Chinese (Traditional): 個人廣告 - 徵友訊息
• Hindi: व्यक्तिगत विज्ञापन
• Arabic: إعلانات شخصية
• Bengali: পার্সোনালস (বিবাহ/বন্ধুত্বের বিজ্ঞাপন বিভাগ)
• Russian: знакомства (раздел объявлений)
• Japanese: 出会い欄 - 求人欄（交際・友達募集）
• Vietnamese: mục làm quen - mục kết bạn (trên báo/tạp chí)
• Korean: 인연란 - 만남란 - 소개란
• Turkish: arkadaşlık ilanları - tanışma ilanları
• Urdu: رشتہ اشتہارات - شناسائی اشتہارات
• Indonesian: kolom perkenalan - rubrik kenalan

例句

He placed an ad in the personals to find a date.

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Newspapers used to have a personals section.

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He met his partner through the personals.

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My grandmother said she once replied to the personals—that’s how she met grandpa!

natural

Nobody really uses the personals anymore; now it’s all dating apps.

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Scrolling through the personals, I realized some ads are really creative.

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