Flirtatiousness is the quality of behaving in a way that deliberately tries to attract sexual or romantic attention — the habit or the air of it, not one single joke.

Flirtatiousness是 the quality這種特質 of behaving in a way行為上表現出 that deliberately tries to attract sexual or romantic attention刻意想吸引性或戀愛方面的注意 the habit or the air of it是那種習慣或那種氣息 not one single joke不是單一一次的玩笑話

It is a heavy, rather formal noun. Magazines and critics use it; friends almost never say it about someone standing in front of them, because it can sound like a label stuck on a person, especially a woman.

It is它是 a heavy, rather formal noun一個沉重、相當正式的名詞 Magazines and critics use it雜誌和評論家會用它 friends但朋友 almost never say it about someone standing in front of them幾乎不會當著一個人的面這樣說 because因為 it can sound like a label stuck on a person這聽起來像是貼在一個人身上的標籤 especially a woman尤其是女性

Often the simpler words are kinder and truer: she was flirting, or there was some flirting between them. The noun makes a manner sound like a fixed trait, and that is frequently more than we actually know.

Often通常 the simpler words更簡單的說法 are kinder and truer更溫和也更真實 she was flirting她在調情 or there was some flirting between them或說他們之間有些調情 The noun這個名詞 makes a manner sound like a fixed trait讓一種舉止聽起來像固定的特質 and而 that is frequently more than we actually know這常常比我們真正知道的還要多

Same warning as the adjective: do not confuse ordinary warmth with this quality.

Same warning跟形容詞一樣的提醒 as the adjective do not confuse ordinary warmth不要把一般的熱情 with this quality跟這種特質搞混