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Intimacy Intim Inmost 5741.Intimacy 英 ɪntɪməsɪ]美 ɪntɪməsi 释义

正面 5741.intimacy
英 ['ɪntɪməsɪ]美 ['ɪntɪməsi]

背面
释义:
n. 性行为;亲密;亲昵行为;隐私
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。

1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高级).2. intim- "inmost" => "close friend" + -acy.3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, inmost things.
intimacy 亲密,密切来自intimate,亲密的。
intimacy (n.)1640s, from intimate + -cy. As a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," from 1670s."

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