promiscuous

英 [prə'mɪskjʊəs] 美 [prə'mɪskjuəs]

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※ 提供单词"promiscuous"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

promiscuous 杂乱的，淫乱的

pro-,向前，-misc,混杂，词源同mix,miscellany.比喻用法。

promiscuous: promiscuous: see mix
promiscuous (adj.): c. 1600, people or things, "mingled confusedly, grouped together without order, consisting of a disorderly mix; indiscriminate," from Latin promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate, in common, without distinction," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" recorded by 1857, from promiscuity. The Latin adjective was used with conubia (such as between patricians and plebeians). Related: Promiscuously.

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2. She is perceived as vain, spoilt and promiscuous.: 她被认为是个被人惯坏了的、既虚荣又淫乱的女人。

4. They were taking a promiscuous stroll when it began to rain.: 他们正在那漫无目的地散步,突然下起雨来.