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单词 missionary position
释义

missionary position

[ mish-uh-ner-ee puh-zish-uhn ]
/ ˈmɪʃ ə nɛr i pəˌzɪʃ ən /

noun

a face-to-face sex position in which a heterosexual couple lies flat with the male on top, or a same-sex couple lies in a similar, supine-to-prone position.
Also called mis·sion·ar·y .

Origin of missionary position

First recorded in 1945–50; so called because it was allegedly advocated by Christian missionaries working among Indigenous peoples

Words nearby missionary position

missing mass, missiology, mission, missionary, missionary apostolic, missionary position, Missionary Ridge, mission control, mission creep, missioner, missionize
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British Dictionary definitions for missionary position

missionary position

noun

informal a position for sexual intercourse in which the man lies on top of the woman and they are face to face

Word Origin for missionary position

C20: from the belief that missionaries advocated this as the proper position to primitive peoples among whom it was unknown
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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