intimacy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ti·ma·cy /ˈɪntəməsi/ noun 1 [uncountable]RELATIONSHIP a state of having a close personal relationship with someone 亲密，亲近intimacy of the intimacy of marriage 婚姻缔结的亲密关系intimacy between a close sense of intimacy between parent and child 父母和孩子之间的亲密感2 intimacies [plural]SAY/STATE things you say or do to someone you have a close personal relationship with 亲密的言语[行为] She thought back over the intimacies they’d shared and the plans they’d made. 她回想起他们之间曾经有过的亲密言行以及他们设想的计划。3 [uncountable] a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone 亲切宜人；幽静 the cosy intimacy of the café 咖啡馆的温馨气氛4. [uncountable] formal sex – used especially by lawyers and police when they want to avoid using the word ‘sex’ 亲密行为，性行为〔尤为律师和警方使用的委婉用语〕
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intimacy• Intimacy took place on several occasions.• Building houses far apart reduces intimacy among neighbors.• the whispered intimacies of loversin·ti·ma·cy nounChineseSyllable
a having of a state relationship personal close Corpus
intimacy
in‧ti‧ma‧cy /ˈɪntəməsi, ˈɪntɪməsi/
noun
1. [uncountable] a state of having a close personal relationship with someone
intimacy of
the intimacy of marriage
intimacy between
a close sense of intimacy between parent and child
2. intimacies [plural] things you say or do to someone you have a close personal relationship with:
She thought back over the intimacies they’d shared and the plans they’d made.
3. [uncountable] a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone:
the cosy intimacy of the café
4. [uncountable] formal sex – used especially by lawyers and police when they want to avoid using the word ‘sex’
in‧ti‧ma‧cy /ˈɪntəməsi, ˈɪntɪməsi/
noun1. [uncountable] a state of having a close personal relationship with someone
intimacy of
intimacy between
2. intimacies [plural] things you say or do to someone you have a close personal relationship with:
3. [uncountable] a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone:
4. [uncountable] formal sex – used especially by lawyers and police when they want to avoid using the word ‘sex’