Definition
告白有两个主要义项：一是指正式公开的文书或通知（类似 bulletin），但现在较少用；二是指向某人表达爱意的行为或言语（love confession），这是现代汉语中最常见的用法，尤其在年轻人之间、影视和社交媒体中频繁出现。作为名词使用时，常出现在“发表告白”“接受告白”等搭配中。注意：口语中也可直接作动词用（向他告白），但本条目按名词处理。
n.
(formal) public noticebulletin(colloquial) romantic confessiondeclaration of love
Examples
- 告白。Xuéxiào de gōnggào lán shàng tiē le yì zhāng guānyú kǎoshì ānpái de gào bái.A notice about the exam schedule was posted on the school bulletin board.
- ，説告白。Tā gǔqǐ yǒngqì, zhōngyú duì tā shuōchū le zìjǐ de gào bái.He gathered his courage and finally made his confession to her.
- ，告白。Nà chǎng diànyǐng lǐ, nán zhǔjué de gào bái ràng quánchǎng guānzhòng dōu gǎndòng le.In that movie, the male lead's confession moved the entire audience.
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