intimacy

英 [ˈɪntɪməsi]

美 [ˈɪntɪməsi]

n.  亲密; 密切; 关系密切; 亲密的言语(或行为); 性行为; (尤指)性交

复数：intimacies　

TOEFLTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.7930 / COCA.5670

牛津词典

noun

• 亲密；密切；关系密切
  the state of having a close personal relationship with sb
• 亲密的言语（或行为）
  a thing that a person says or does to sb that they know very well
• 性行为；（尤指）性交
  sexual activity, especially an act of sexual intercourse

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 亲密;密切
  Intimacybetween two people is a very close personal relationship between them.
  1. ...a means of achieving intimacy with another person.
     与别人建立亲密关系的途径
• N-UNCOUNT 性;性关系
  You sometimes useintimacyto refer to sex or a sexual relationship.
  1. 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。
  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。
• N-COUNT 亲昵的言语(或行为)
  Intimaciesare things that you say or do to someone you have a very close personal relationship with.
  1. ...the intimacies of a love scene.
     恋爱场面的亲昵行为

英英释义

noun

• close or warm friendship
  1. the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
  Synonym:familiaritycloseness
• a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
  1. their closeness grew as the night wore on
  Synonym:closeness
• a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  Synonym:affairaffaireliaisoninvolvementamour

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