“表白”常见的英文表述有:“confess one's love”、“declare one's love”、“make a confession of love” 。
“Confess one's love”
:“confess”有“坦白、承认”的意思,“confess one's love”侧重于真诚地、直率地表达爱意。例如:“He finally confessed his love to her.”(他终于向她表白了。)
“Declare one's love”
:“declare”有“宣布、声明”的意味,这个短语更加强调公开、郑重地表达爱情。比如:“She declared her love in front of everyone.”(她在众人面前表白了。)
“Make a confession of love”
:“make a confession”意思是“做出坦白、承认”,整体意思是做出爱的坦白,即表白。像:“He made a confession of love to the girl he had a crush on for a long time.”(他向暗恋已久的女孩表白了。)