- [only before noun]
loved very much 深爱的;亲爱的 in memory of our dearly beloved son, John 为纪念我们的爱子约翰 They were glad to be back in their beloved Ireland. 他们很高兴回到所热爱的爱尔兰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- dearly
- much
- by
- of
- beloved by/of somebody
loved very much by somebody; very popular with somebody 钟爱的;深受喜爱的 the deep purple flowers so beloved by artists 受艺术家青睐的深紫色花 She was beloved by all who knew her. 所有认识她的人都喜欢她。 She ran one of the little tea rooms so beloved of Londoners at the turn of the century. 她经营了一间在本世纪初深受伦敦人喜爱的那类小茶馆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- dearly
- much
- by
- of
Word Originlate Middle English: past participle of obsolete belove ‘be pleasing’, later ‘love’.