intercourse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ter·course /ˈɪntəkɔːs $ ˈɪntərkɔːrs/ noun [uncountable] formal 1. (also sexual intercourse)SEX/HAVE SEX WITH the act of having sex 性交2 EXPRESSan exchange of ideas, feelings etc which make people or groups understand each other better 〔想法、感情等的〕交流，沟通 social intercourse 社交
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intercourse• She seemed tired and unable to keep up with ordinary social intercourse.Origin intercourse (1400-1500) Old French entrecours, from Latin intercursus, past participle of intercurrere “to run between”in·ter·course nounChineseSyllable
sex Corpus of the having act
intercourse
in‧ter‧course /ˈɪntəkɔːs $ ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
noun [uncountable] formal
2. an exchange of ideas, feelings etc which make people or groups understand each other better:
social intercourse
in‧ter‧course /ˈɪntəkɔːs $ ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
noun [uncountable] formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: entrecours, from Latin intercursus, past participle of intercurrere 'to run between'
1. (also sexual intercourse) the act of having sexLanguage: Old French
Origin: entrecours, from Latin intercursus, past participle of intercurrere 'to run between'
2. an exchange of ideas, feelings etc which make people or groups understand each other better: