intimate

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英 ['?nt?m?t] 美[??nt?m?t]

近義詞close familiar indicate innermost imply secret hint insinuate private

adj. 親密的；私人的；精通的；有性關系的
n. 知己；至交
vt. 暗示；通知；宣布

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詞態變化

復數:?intimates;第三人稱單數:?intimates;過去式:?intimated;過去分詞:?intimated;現在分詞:?intimating;比較級:?more intimate;最高級:?most intimate;副詞:?intimately;

助記提示

1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高級).
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；與一個人親密，所以了解詳細.
5. intimate knowledge 詳細的知識.
6. [提示]考試的時候才“詳細的”，生活中是“親密的”.

中文詞源

intimate 親密的，密友

來自拉丁語intus,在內部，在里面，-m,最高級后綴，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。

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系。

3. He surprised me with his intimate knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer.: 他對克爾愷郭爾與叔本華的深刻了解讓我很吃驚。

4. The cafe has an intimate but buzzy atmosphere.: 這個咖啡館很溫馨，但又有一種時尚的氛圍。