dalliance
noun /ˈdæliəns/
/ˈdæliəns/
[uncountable, countable] (old-fashioned or humorous)- the behaviour of somebody who is dallying with somebody/something
嬉戏；戏弄 - It turned out to be his last dalliance with the education system.
这一次竟成了他对教育体制最后的嘲弄。
- It turned out to be his last dalliance with the education system.
- a sexual relationship that is not serious
调情；调戏
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘conversation’): from dally + -ance.