intimacy
- 英式英标[\'ɪntɪməsi]
- 美式音标[\'ɪntɪməsɪ]
中文词源
intimacy 亲密，密切
来自intimate,亲密的。
英文词源
- intimacy (n.)
- 1640s, from intimate + -cy. As a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," from 1670s.
中文解释
1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高级).2. intim- "inmost" => "close friend" + -acy.3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, inmost things.
实用例句
- 1. She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage.
- 她仍旧渴望拥有婚姻中逝去的那份缱绻和肌肤之亲。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The truth was he did not feel like intimacy with any woman.
- 事实是他不想与任何女人发生性关系。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her sunburn made intimacy too painful.
- 她的皮肤晒伤了，使得想要亲热一下都变得很痛苦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It takes time to build up intimacy.
- 建立亲密关系是需要时间的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.
- 他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实.
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