conjugal

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con·ju·gal /ˈkɒndʒəɡəl $ ˈkɑːn-/ adjective [only before noun] formal 1 SCLMARRYrelating to marriage 婚姻的；夫妻之间的 conjugal love 夫妻之爱2. conjugal visit formal a private meeting between a prisoner and his or her wife or husband, during which they are allowed to have sex 配偶探视〔囚犯与其配偶获准的私密会面〕

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conjugal• Such knowledge has rendered meaningless the notion that every conjugal act should be open to the transfer of life.• And hey presto-it's time to consider how to celebrate 25 years of conjugal bliss.• Ellie had married at nineteen, had a child, lived for seven years in the conjugal box.• The relentless conjugal cuddling was always tiresome: now it's starting to look tactless.• It is taken to be the ultimate proof of conjugal loyalty.• If, now, you refuse me my conjugal rights, I can go to a lawyer.• Will you allow me my conjugal rights?• Many had, during marriage, distinct conjugal roles and were therefore quite unaccustomed to undertaking partners' household tasks.Origin conjugal (1500-1600) Latin conjugalis, from conjux “husband or wife”, from conjugere; → CONJUGATE