影子爱人用英语怎么说

"影子爱人" 用英语叫做 "shadow lover"。这个词组最早源于心理学领域，指的是一种潜在的、在某种程度上不现实的、并可能对现实生活产生负面影响的爱情关系。
例句：

She had a shadow lover who she couldn't stop thinking about, even though he was just a figment of her imagination. (她有一个影子爱人，她总是想不起来，尽管他只是她想象中的人。）
He had a shadow lover that he knew he could never be with, and it was tearing him apart. (他有一个影子爱人，他知道他永远都不能和她在一起，这让他分裂。)