男性朋友间的“男男约会”

　　Man date is a neologism of the 2000s that is used to describe a social situation where two men spend time together one-on-one.

　　“男男约会”是本世纪出现的一个新词，用来描述两名男性共度时光的社交行为。

　　"Man date" refers to a platonic social encounter, not sexual implied or actual.

　　“男男约会”指的是柏拉图式的会面，不包含性暗示或者现实的性行为。

　　As The New York Times article defined:

　　《纽约时报》曾这样定义“男男约会”：

　　A man date is two heterosexual men socializing without the crutch of business or sports.

　　“男男约会”是指两个异性恋男子进行与生意和体育无关的社交活动。

　　Along with metrosexual and bromance, the term is part of a growing set of neologisms that address modern-day masculinity.

　　与“都市型男”和“兄弟之情”两个词一样，“男男约会”是表述现代男性的越来越多的新词之一。