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osculate

vt. 接吻；接触；与……有共同特性

vi. 有共同点；有共通点

中文词源

osculate 接吻

来自拉丁语os,嘴，词源同oral,-cul,小词后缀。字面意思即小嘴，引申词义接吻。

osculate: osculate: see oral
osculate (v.): "to kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari "to kiss," from osculum "a kiss; pretty mouth, sweet mouth," literally "little mouth," diminutive of os "mouth" (see oral). Related: Osculated; osculating.