Question

Dear John的词语来历

Answer 1

关于Dear John等于分手信的来历其实说法不一，但是人们普遍认为这个说法是从美国流传而来的。在第二次世界大战期间，无数的美国士兵远赴重洋去打仗，一去就是好几个月甚至几年。随着时间的流逝，很多士兵的妻子或者女朋友都决定不再等待他们的回归，而选择开始一段新的爱情。
（While the exact origins of the phrase are unknown, it is commonly believed to have been coined by Americans during World War II. Large numbers of American troops were stationed overseas for many months or years, and as time passed many of their wives or girlfriends decided to begin a relationship with a new man rather than wait for their old one to return.）