girlfriend

Compared meaning: a female romantic partner (noun).

比较义项：女朋友，恋爱对象（名词）。

• girlfriend 本词

  The standard, neutral word for a female romantic partner, usable in any register without risk of being misunderstood.

  标准、中性的说法，指女性恋爱对象，无论正式或非正式场合都可以使用，不会引起歧义。

  He introduced his girlfriend to his coworkers at the holiday party.

  他在假日聚会上把女朋友介绍给了同事们认识。

• girl

  An informal, often possessive way to say girlfriend, as in my girl; riskier since girl usually just means a young female, so context must signal the romantic sense.

  一种口语化、常带所有格的说法（如 my girl），带有一定风险，因为 girl 通常只是指“女孩、年轻女性”，需要靠上下文才能确定是在表示“女朋友”这个意思。

  I miss my girl so much whenever I travel for work.

  每次出差，我都特别想念我的女朋友。

Girlfriend and girl can both mean a female romantic partner. Girlfriend is standard, neutral, safe in any context. Girl is informal, often used with 'my', as in 'my girl', but risks confusion since girl usually means a young female. Their other meanings are not compared.

girlfriend 和 girl 在“女朋友”这个意思上很接近，但语气不同：girlfriend 是标准、中性的说法，girl 更口语化，常与 my 搭配（如 my girl），且容易和它本身更常见的“女孩、年轻女性”这一义项混淆。这里不比较 girlfriend 表示“女性朋友”（非恋爱关系）以及 girl 表示“女孩、女子”的常见义项。