what is friendship 什么是友谊？

1、What is friendship? Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. -JuneThe types of friendship Best friend (or close friend)死党死党 Best friends share extremely strong interpersonal ties with each other. The

2、 term best friends forever, often abbreviated to BFF, is a close friendship typical of teenagers and young people. Blood brother or sister血誓之友血誓之友 This term can either refer to people related by birth or to friends who swear loyalty by mixing their blood together. Blood brother can refer to one of t

3、wo things: a male related by birth, or two or more men not related by birth who have sworn loyalty to each other. This is in modern times usually done in a ceremony, known as a blood oath, where having each person make a small cut, usually on a finger, hand or the forearm, and then the two cuts are

4、pressed together and bound, the idea being that each persons blood now flows in the other participants veins. In modern times, some gangs have also been rumored to make blood pacts. Frienemy 腹黑友腹黑友 A portmanteau of the words friend and enemy, the term frenemy refers to either an enemy disguised as a

5、 friend (a proverbial wolf in sheeps clothing ) or a person who is both a friend and a rival. This may take the form of a love-hate relationship.Comrade 战友 盟友 同事 This term denotes an ally, friend, or colleague, especially in a military or political context. Comradeship may arise in time of war, or w

6、hen people have a mutual enemy or even a common goal, in circumstances where ordinary friendships might not have formed. This antiquated American term was used during the 19th and 20th centuries to denote two women who lived together in the same household independent of male support. These relations

7、hips were not necessarily sexual. The term was used to quell fears of lesbians after the First World War. The fact of relatively formalized romantic friendships between women predates the term “Boston marriage” and there is a long record of it in England and other European countries. The term “Bosto

8、n marriage” was coined by Henry James in The Bostonians (1886), a novel involving a long-term co-habiting relationship between two unmarried women, “new women”. James sister Alice, who lived in such a relationship with another woman, was among his sources for such a relationship. Boston marriage 波士顿

9、婚姻（手帕姐妹波士顿婚姻（手帕姐妹or 手帕交手帕交 闺蜜）闺蜜） Bromance兄弟情兄弟情 A portmanteau of bro and romance, a bromance is a close, non-sexual relationship between two or more men. Opposite-sex friendship 异性朋友异性朋友 蓝颜（青衫之交）红颜蓝颜（青衫之交）红颜 Opposite-sex friendships, which are nonsexual, are not always socially accepted. Although c

10、omplications can arise in such relationships, opposite sex friendships can be strong and emotionally rewarding.Bromeo 男闺蜜男闺蜜Casual relationship or friends with benefits炮友炮友 Also referred to as a hook-up, this term denotes a sexual or near-sexual relationship between two people who do not expect or d

11、emand to share a formal romantic relationship.Internet friendship 网友网友 An internet friendship is a form of friendship or romance which takes place exclusively over the internet. This may evolve into a real-life friendship. Internet friendships are in similar context to pen pals. People in these frie

12、ndships may not use their true identities; parties in an internet relationship may engage in catfishing(网络自夸).Pen pal笔友笔友 Pen pals are people who have a relationship primarily through mail correspondence. They may or may not have met each other in person. This type of correspondence was encouraged in many elementary school children; it was thought that an outside source of information or a different persons experience would help the child become more worldly. In moder