记通常会用dear dairy开头。写信时通常的称呼也是Dear XX。

 

经典美剧老友记第一季第8集中，Ross和Monica的奶奶去世后，Ross在家里收拾东西，他和他妈妈有这么一段对

 

话，Ross就被妈妈叫做dear：

 

Ross: Oh my God..

Mrs. Geller: Is everything all right, dear?

Ross: Yeah, just... just Nana stuff.

 

Honey Darling Baby 甜心、宝贝儿

 

Honey, Darling和Baby都是“亲爱的”比较常见的表达。

 

例句：

 

I love you, honey.

Darling, would you please wait a second.

When my girlfriend started calling my best friend "baby", I knew it was over.

 

honey也会写成hunny或者hunnie，表示的都是“亲爱的”