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单词 adultery
释义 adul·tery
\əˈdəltərē, -l.trē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English adulterie, alteration (influenced by Latin adulterium) of advoutrie, avoutrie, from Middle French avoutrie, alteration of Old French avoutire, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare to pollute, defile, commit adultery — more at adulterate
1. : voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband
 < if a man commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, both the adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death — Lev 20:10 (Revised Standard Version) >
— compare fornication
2.
 a. : unchastity of thought or act
  < every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart — Mt 5:28 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b. : religious infidelity; especially : idolatry
  < she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree — Jer 3:9 (Revised Standard Version) >
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