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Latin Incest Word Noun Adjective Castus English Specifically

正面 12561.incest
英 ['ɪnsest]美 ['ɪnsɛst]

背面
释义:
n. 乱伦;近亲通婚
例句:
1. Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest.她的党派反对堕胎,但强奸或乱伦引起的怀孕除外。

1. caste, chaste => incest.2. => unchaste, impure.
incest 乱伦in-,不,非,-cest,纯的,词源同caste,castrate.即不纯洁的,引申词义乱伦。
incestincest: [13] Etymologically, incest is virtually the same word as unchaste. It was borrowed from Latin incestus, a noun use of an adjective formed from the negative prefix in- and castus ‘pure’ (source of English chaste). The Latin word denoted ‘unchastity’ in general, but in practice was often applied specifically to ‘sexual contact between close relatives’.=> chasteincest (n.)c. 1200, "the crime of sexual intercourse between near kindred," from Old French inceste and directly from Latin incestum "unchastity, impious unchastity," also specifically "sex between close relatives," noun use of neuter adjective incestus "unchaste, impure," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + castus "pure" (see caste). In early use also in reference to sexual relations or marriage with one under a vow of chastity (sometimes distinguished as spiritual incest). Old English had sibleger "incest," literally "kin-lying.""

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