| 单词 | intimacy |
| 释义 | intimacy (once / 547 pages) n Intimacy is closeness with another person, like the intimacy that develops between friends as you tell one another your life stories and all your secrets and dreams for the future. The noun intimacy comes from the Latin word intimare, which means “impress,” or “make familiar,” which comes from the Latin intimus, meaning “inmost.” Intimacy is a close, family-like connection. There is another kind of intimacy — physical intimacy, which comes from having a sexual relationship, which, one hopes, fosters the other kind of intimacy as well. WORD FAMILYintimacy: intimacies+/intimate: intimacy, intimated, intimately, intimates, intimating, intimatingly, intimation/intimation: intimations USAGE EXAMPLESThe added dimension has the paradoxical effect of enhancing the sense of intimacy while inserting a level of distancing artifice. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) Central to Miller’s concerns was the intimacy of the encounter between a viewer and a work of art. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) But, more than that, “Moonlight” is about intimacy, vulnerability and connection, all of which seem more precious than ever. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1n a feeling of being intimate and belonging together Syn|Hypo|Hyper closeness togetherness affectionate closeness belonging happiness felt in a secure relationship 2n close or warm friendship the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy Syn|Hyper closeness, familiarity friendliness a friendly disposition 3n a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship Syn affair, affaire, amour, involvement, liaison |
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