English Dictionary

will-they-won't-they

形容詞

比較不可 広義

Of or pertaining to a potential coupling between two people who share romantic chemistry, but whose relationship is threatened by uncertainty, external obstacles or internal strife.

日本語の意味

恋愛関係が成立するかどうか不確かな、互いに惹かれ合う男女の関係性を指す。 / 互いにロマンチックな魅力を感じながらも、外的な障害や内的葛藤によって付き合いが始まるかどうか迷う状態を表す。

Their will-they-won't-they dynamic turned every casual conversation into a tense, hopeful moment.

彼らの恋愛の行方が不確かな関係は、どんな何気ない会話も緊張と期待に満ちた瞬間に変えた。

意味（1）

Of or pertaining to a potential coupling between two people who share romantic chemistry, but whose relationship is threatened by uncertainty, external obstacles or internal strife.

Princess Sonja, the daughter of an Oslo fashion house director, married Crown Prince Harald last summer after a will-they-won't-they romance that had gone on for a decade.

意味（2）

(by extension) Of or pertaining to any situation in which there is an extended period of uncertainty.

Among the small producers, the West German companies Continental Gummi and Phoenix Gummi are in the middle of a will-they-won't-they merger dance.