intimate
英 ['?nt?m?t]
美 [??nt?m?t]
- adj. 親密的；私人的；精通的；有性關(guān)系的
- n. 知己；至交
- vt. 暗示；通知；宣布
助記提示
1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高級(jí)).
2. intim- "inmost" => "close friend" + -ate.
3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, make known, inmost things.
4. 在心里ti 提到，這是在新人與夫妻之間用；與一個(gè)人親密，所以了解詳細(xì).
5. intimate knowledge 詳細(xì)的知識(shí).
6. [提示]考試的時(shí)候才“詳細(xì)的”，生活中是“親密的”.
中文詞源
intimate 親密的，密友來自拉丁語intus,在內(nèi)部，在里面，-m,最高級(jí)后綴，詞源同extreme,ultimate.引申詞義親密的。
英文詞源
- intimate (adj.)
- 1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.
- intimate (v.)
- "suggest indirectly," 1530s, back-formation from intimation, or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare. Related: Intimated; intimating.
- intimate (n.)
- 1650s, "person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. Mr Black went for the jugular, asking intimate sexual questions.
- 布萊克先生直攻要害，問起了性方面的隱私問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. France has kept the most intimate links with its former African territories.
- 法國與其前非洲屬地一直保持著最密切的聯(lián)系。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He surprised me with his intimate knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer.
- 他對(duì)克爾愷郭爾與叔本華的深刻了解讓我很吃驚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The cafe has an intimate but buzzy atmosphere.
- 這個(gè)咖啡館很溫馨，但又有一種時(shí)尚的氛圍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I just won't discuss my intimate relationships.
- 我就是不想討論我的戀愛關(guān)系。
來自柯林斯例句