Word · Frequency #24167
cohabitations
同居
cohabitations is the plural of cohabitation.
核心释义
the act of living together and having a sexual relationship, especially without being married
- 1.
未经法律或宗教认可的同居关系,包含共同居住地及情感和身体上的亲密关系。
An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
- 2.
共同居住的行为。
The act of living together.
- 3.
两个或更多人共同居住的地方。
A place where two or more individuals reside together.
- 4.
两个物种在同一栖息地共同生活的行为。
The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
- 5.
对立政党政治家之间的合作,尤指法国总统和总理之间的合作。
Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.
未经法律或宗教认可的同居关系,包含共同居住地及情感和身体上的亲密关系。；共同居住的行为。；两个或更多人共同居住的地方。；两个物种在同一栖息地共同生活的行为。；对立政党政治家之间的合作,尤指法国总统和总理之间的合作。
用法In use
Many young couples in the city choose cohabitation before getting married.
用法提示：cohabitation 作名词，表示未婚伴侣共同生活的状态。
Their cohabitation lasted only six months because they could not agree on daily expenses.
用法提示：cohabitation 是名词，指一段具体的同居关系。
Some people see cohabitation as a way to test whether two partners are compatible.
用法提示：cohabitation 在此作名词，表示同居这种生活方式。
cohabitation with sb
with 引出同居的对象；cohabitation 通常作不可数名词，前面可用 her 等限定词。
Her cohabitation with her partner was brief.
她与伴侣的同居很短暂。
cohabitation between A and B
between 强调两个主体之间的同居关系，A 和 B 通常为平行的名词性成分。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cohabitation agreement
- 同居协议
- They signed a cohabitation agreement before moving in together.他们在搬到一起住之前签署了一份同居协议。
- cohabitation relationship
- 同居关系
- The couple's cohabitation relationship lasted for five years.这对伴侣的同居关系持续了五年。
- cohabitation before marriage
- 婚前同居
- Many young people now view cohabitation before marriage as a normal step.许多年轻人现在把婚前同居视为正常的一步。
- cohabitation rate
- 同居率
- The cohabitation rate has risen sharply over the past decade.过去十年间同居率大幅上升。
- cohabitation law
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把co-想成“共同”，habitation想成“住所”：共同住进同一个住所，就是cohabitation（同居）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、社会学讨论、人口统计 cohabitation 通常属于较正式用语，多用于法律、社会学或官方统计等书面场合；日常口语中更常说 living together。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的重读元音均为 /eɪ/，且后面都接 /ʃən/，所以与 cohabitation /ˌkəʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/ 押韵。其中 habitation、invitation、imitation、sanitation、meditation 还以 '-itation' 结尾，拼写与目标词相似。注意：cohabit（/kəʊˈhæbɪt/）是形近词，但发音不同，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.