摘要：affair的典型含义是“事情、事件”，它源自法语affaire。法语有affaire de coeur，后者的de对应英语of, coeur对应英语的heart，也就是affaire de coeur对应英语的affair of heart（love）。英语

affair的典型含义是“事情、事件”，它源自法语affaire。法语有affaire de coeur，后者的de对应英语of, coeur对应英语的heart，也就是affaire de coeur对应英语的affair of heart（love）。英语把法语的de coeur弄丢了，所以搞得原来中性affair有了“私通、风流韵事”之义。

have an affair with是典型用法，如

【例句1】She's having an affair with a married man. （她和一个已婚男人有染。） [剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句2】She was having an affair with someone at work. （她在工作中与某人有染。）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句3】He had an affair with his boss that lasted six years. （他和老板有染，持续了六年。）[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句4】She was having an affair with a co-worker. （她与一位同事有染。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

来源：老高说科学