matchmaker
matchmaker — 名詞
1. a person who brings two single people together in the hope that they will develo
媒人
撮合男女認識、交往以促成姻緣的人
a person who brings two single people together in the hope that they will develop a romantic relationship, often leading to marriage
The village matchmaker arranged for Wen and Yara to have dinner at a local teahouse.
村裡的媒人安排文和雅拉在一間當地茶館共進晚餐。
matchmaker + arranged for + infinitive
In many cultures, a matchmaker helps families find suitable partners for their adult children.
在許多文化中，媒人協助家庭為成年的子女尋找合適的對象。
collocation: matchmaker + helps + find
Beatriz hired a matchmaker because she wanted to find someone with similar values.
碧翠絲聘請了一位媒人，因為她想找價值觀相近的對象。
Noa joked that his grandmother had become the family matchmaker for all her grandchildren.
諾亞開玩笑說，他奶奶變成了所有孫子孫女的家裡媒人。
The matchmaker kept a notebook with details about each client's hobbies and goals.
這位媒人有一本筆記本，記錄了每位客戶的興趣愛好和人生目標。
- go-between
broader term; can refer to any intermediary, not only romantic matchmaking
- cupid
mythological figure, used humorously or playfully
- marriage broker
more formal and specifically paid; less common in modern informal use
文法句型
matchmaker (for + person)
用法筆記
Common in both professional and informal family contexts. The phrase 'play matchmaker' is a fixed expression meaning to try to introduce people romantically.