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intimate
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🇺🇸 /ˈɪntʌmʌt/
intimate 主要表示“关系或内容非常亲近、私密”,也可作名词指亲密朋友,作动词指含蓄地暗示或通知。
💡 记忆钩子
把 intimate 想成“走到内心里面”:进入内心的人是亲密朋友,进入私人空间的是私密的;深入到细节就是非常熟悉,而把话轻轻送进对方心里,则是含蓄地暗示。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握形容词“亲密的、私人的”和动词“暗示”,再学习名词用法及技术义项。
- 不要把 intimate 一律理解成“亲密且带有性意味”;它常常只表示私人、熟悉或关系密切。
📖 中文释义
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core 亲密的;熟识的📖 指彼此非常熟悉、关系亲近,通常比普通朋友更深入。这个“走进对方内心”的核心意思是 intimate 最重要的用法之一。💡 常见结构是 intimate friend、intimate relationship,或 be intimate with someone。它通常表示深厚的私人关系,不一定涉及性关系;表示普通的“熟悉”时,不要随意用 intimate 替代 familiar。Maya is one of my most intimate friends.玛雅是我最亲密的朋友之一。The two artists became intimate after working together for years.这两位艺术家合作多年后变得非常亲密。
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rare 涉及性关系的📖 指与性关系有关的亲密接触或关系,是“进入私人生活最深处”的一种特定用法。💡 常见于 intimate relationship、intimate contact 等搭配。这个义项带有成人内容,正式或一般语境中不要看到 intimate 就自动作此理解;具体含义要看上下文。
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core 私人的;私密的📖 指只适合少数人参与或了解的事物,像是进入一个人的私人空间,而不是公开场合。💡 常见结构是 intimate setting、intimate conversation、intimate details。它可以修饰场所、谈话、信息等,不要误译成“亲密的”而忽略“私密、非公开”的意思。They held an intimate dinner at home with only six guests.他们在家举行了一场只有六位客人参加的私密晚宴。She shared some intimate details about her childhood.她分享了一些关于自己童年的私密细节。
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common 深入熟悉的📖 指对复杂内部细节有深入、近乎从内部了解的知识,而不只是大致知道。💡 常见结构是 intimate knowledge of/about something。通常修饰 knowledge、understanding 或 familiarity 等抽象名词;不要把它理解成“知识很私密”,重点是了解得深入。The engineer has an intimate knowledge of the old bridge.这名工程师对这座老桥有深入的了解。
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rare 极细密混合的📖 在技术语境中指不同成分混合得非常均匀、细密,仿佛彼此深入到内部。💡 主要出现在技术性表达 intimate mixture 中,日常英语很少这样使用。不要把这里的 intimate 理解为人与人之间的亲密。
more intimate
comparative
most intimate
superlative
noun
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common 亲密朋友📖 指少数与某人关系非常近、能了解其私人生活的人,是形容词 intimate“亲密的”名词化后的用法。💡 常见结构是 one of someone’s intimates 或 a few intimates。这个名词比 friend 更强调私人关系和信任,通常不用于泛指普通朋友。Only a few of her intimates knew about the plan.只有她的几位亲密朋友知道这个计划。
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rare 女性内衣等📖 复数 intimates 可指女性内衣、睡衣或其他贴身衣物,尤其用于商店的商品分类。💡 几乎固定使用复数 intimates,常见于 in the intimates section 或 shop for intimates。它是零售业用语,不要把它理解为“亲密的人”。
intimates
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common 含蓄地暗示📖 指不把意思完全明说,而是轻轻透露或让对方自己领会,像把一个想法送进对方心里。💡 最常见结构是 intimate that + 从句,表示“暗示……”,也可用 intimate something to someone。它比 suggest 更正式、更书面,不能直接当作普通的“说”或“告诉”使用。ambitransitiveShe intimated that she might leave the company soon.她含蓄地暗示自己可能很快离开公司。
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rare 通知📖 在印度英语中可表示正式通知某人某事,意思与“把信息传达给对方”有关。💡 这种用法主要见于印度英语,常见结构是 intimate someone of/about something 或 intimate someone when。面向国际读者时,通常使用 inform 或 notify 会更自然。India transitive
intimates
present,singular,third-person
intimating
participle,present
intimated
participle,past
intimated
past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 11 组
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
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familiar
intimate
on familiar terms
pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
近似: close
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; ; - V.L. Parrington
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intimate
intimate friend
intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles
近似: close
give to understand
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intimate
adumbrate
insinuate
I insinuated that I did not like his wife
上位: hint, suggest
imply as a possibility
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suggest
intimate
The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
上位: imply
thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; -W.H.Hudson; - Herbert Read
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intimate
knowledgeable
versed
this girl, so intimate with nature
knowledgeable about the technique of painting
近似: experienced, experient
having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere; ; ;
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cozy
intimate
informal
had a cozy chat
a relaxed informal manner
an intimate cocktail lounge
the small room was cozy and intimate
近似: friendly
innermost or essential; ;
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inner
internal
intimate
the inner logic of Cubism
the internal contradictions of the theory
the intimate structure of matter
近似: intrinsic, intrinsical
concerning things deeply private and personal;
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private
intimate
intimate correspondence
private family matters
近似: personal
involved in a sexual relationship;
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intimate
sexual
the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
she had been intimate with many men
近似: sexy
used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
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intimate
he touched her intimate parts
近似: sexual
someone to whom private matters are confided
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confidant
intimate
上位: friend
下位: repository, secretary
🌳 词源
来自拉丁语 intimus,意为“最里面的、最深处的”,后来发展出“亲密、私密”等含义。
Borrowed from Latin intimātus, the perfect passive participle of intimō (“to put or bring into, to impress, to make familiar”) (see -ate (adjective forming suffix)), from intimus (“inmost, innermost, most intimate”), superlative of intus (“within”), from in (“in”); see interior.
🔄 变式
intimated
past
intimates
plural
intimating
present
more intimate
compar
most intimate
superl
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