promiscuous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pro·mis·cu·ous /prəˈmɪskjuəs/ adjective 1 SYhaving many sexual partners 与多人发生性关系的，淫乱的，滥交的 the risks of promiscuous sexual behaviour 不检点性行为的危险2. old useCOMPLICATED involving a wide range of different things 拼凑的，混杂的 —promiscuously adverb —promiscuity /ˌprɒməˈskjuːəti $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable] sexual promiscuity 淫乱
Examples from the Corpus
promiscuous• Rumors spread through the school that Jill was promiscuous.• Just by definition, they're going to be promiscuous.• Some have attempted suicide; others have abused drugs or been sexually promiscuous.• This sounds compelling and attractive but it can be promiscuous as well.• I remain, firmly in defence of happily promiscuous hominids.• There are usually more females than males present on an infested person and the males are relatively promiscuous, mating frequently.• Promiscuous men are rarely criticized as severely as promiscuous women.• Men are promiscuous opportunists at heart and in their fantasies.• The promiscuous princess quickly becomes a pawn.• The most promiscuous species end up a collage of different handicaps, ornaments, and gaudy blotches.• The survey found that single men aged 18--35 were more promiscuous than any other social group.Origin promiscuous (1600-1700) Latin promiscuus, from miscere “to mix”pro·mis·cu·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus having sexual partners many
promiscuous
pro‧mis‧cu‧ous /prəˈmɪskjuəs/
adjective
the risks of promiscuous sexual behaviour
2. old use involving a wide range of different things
—promiscuously adverb
—promiscuity /ˌprɒməˈskjuːəti, ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːəti $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]:
sexual promiscuity
pro‧mis‧cu‧ous /prəˈmɪskjuəs/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: promiscuus, from miscere 'to mix'
1. having many sexual partners:Language: Latin
Origin: promiscuus, from miscere 'to mix'
2. old use involving a wide range of different things
—promiscuously adverb
—promiscuity /ˌprɒməˈskjuːəti, ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːəti $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]: