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assignation

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++as·sig·na·tion /ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable] formal  RELATIONSHIPa secret meeting, especially with someone you are having a romantic relationship with – often used humorously (秘密)约会;幽会〔常为幽默用法〕
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assignationWhatever he thought he was doing here, it doesn't look like an assignation, not with a woman anyway.The mosaic spares none of the pertinent details of this ill-fated assignation.The place was all tawdry bars, dance-halls and flop-houses that were also houses of assignation.Allegations and denials about country hideaways, romantic recordings and Princess Di's secret assignations fly in all directions.Would it now get about that Mrs Markham was a little peculiar or, worse still, that she had some assignation?
as·sig·na·tion nounChineseSyllable
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assignation
assignation /ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable] formal
a secret meeting, especially with someone you are having a romantic relationship with – often used humorously


as·sig·na·tionBrE /ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæsɪɡˈneɪʃn/ 🔊 noun (formal or humorous) a meeting, especially a secret one, often with a lover 幽会;约会