promiscuous
英 [pr?'m?skj??s]
美[pr?'m?skju?s]
- adj. 混雜的；雜亂的
- adv. 偶然地；胡亂地
低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?promiscuously;名詞:?promiscuity;
中文詞源
promiscuous 雜亂的，淫亂的
pro-,向前，-misc,混雜，詞源同mix,miscellany.比喻用法。
英文詞源
- promiscuous
- promiscuous: see mix
- promiscuous (adj.)
- c. 1600, people or things, "mingled confusedly, grouped together without order, consisting of a disorderly mix; indiscriminate," from Latin promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate, in common, without distinction," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" recorded by 1857, from promiscuity. The Latin adjective was used with conubia (such as between patricians and plebeians). Related: Promiscuously.
雙語例句
- 1. You know the risks of promiscuous sex.
- 你知道濫交的危險。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She is perceived as vain, spoilt and promiscuous.
- 她被認(rèn)為是個被人慣壞了的、既虛榮又淫亂的女人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. to be sexually promiscuous
- 性生活淫亂
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. They were taking a promiscuous stroll when it began to rain.
- 他們正在那漫無目的地散步,突然下起雨來.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Alec know that she was promiscuous and superficial.
- 亞歷克知道她是亂七八糟和淺薄的.
來自辭典例句