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intercourse

英 ['ɪntəkɔːs] 美 ['ɪntɚkɔrs]

解释

n. 性交；交往；交流

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中文词源

intercourse 交际，性交

inter-,在内，在中间，相互，course,跑动，跑道。即跑到一起，引申词义交际，性交。

英文词源

intercourse (n.): mid-15c., "communication to and fro," from Old French entrecours "exchange, commerce," from Late Latin intercursus "a running between, intervention," from intercursus, past participle of intercurrere "to run between," from Latin inter- "between" (see inter-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Meaning "sexual relations" first recorded 1798, from earlier sense "social contact and relations" (1540s).

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例句和用法

1. We didn't have intercourse.: 我们没有发生性关系。

2. The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions.: 控诉方称发生过数次**。

3. The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.: 该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介.

4. There was close intercourse between them.: 他们过往很密.

5. A friendly intercourse is opened between the most remote parts of the world.: 相距极远的两国开始了一种亲睦的邦交.