Word · Frequency #23748
copulation
交合；交媾
the act of sexual intercourse
指人类性交
- 1.
The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
结合或连接的行为；联合；结合
- 2.
Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
男女之间的性繁殖或精子从雄性转移到雌性；通常用于非人类动物的交配过程；性交；交媾
交配；交尾；结合或连接的行为；联合；结合；男女之间的性繁殖或精子从雄性转移到雌性；通常用于非人类动物的交配过程；性交；交媾；连结；交配
In use
During the mating season, the birds engage in copulation several times a day.
The biology textbook explained the process of copulation in insects in detail.
Researchers observed that copulation in these fish lasts only a few seconds.
engage in copulation
The animals engaged in copulation during the mating season.
动物在交配季节进行交配。
during copulation
The male transfers sperm to the female during copulation.
雄性在交配时将精子传给雌性。
copulation between [X] and [Y]
常用于科学描述。
Connections
Collocations
- forced copulation
- 强迫交配
- Forced copulation is common in some species of waterfowl.强迫交配在某些水禽物种中很常见。
- copulation duration
- 交配时长
- The scientists recorded copulation duration for each pair of beetles.科学家记录了每对甲虫的交配时长。
- copulation behavior
- 交配行为
- The team analyzed copulation behavior in wild chimpanzees.该团队分析了野生黑猩猩的交配行为。
- during copulation
- 在交配过程中
- Sperm is transferred from the male to the female during copulation.交配过程中，精子从雄性转移到雌性。
- successful copulation
- 成功交配
- Successful copulation does not always result in fertilization.成功交配并不总会导致受精。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 couple（一对）：copulation 开头 co- 与 couple 相同，想象一对动物在交配。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：动物行为研究、学术写作、正式报告 copulation 通常用于学术或正式语境，尤其在动物行为学中描述交配；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 mating 或 have sex。
Grammar Note
通常指动物交配，也可用于人类，但较正式或生物学用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 copulation 押韵：population、relation、celebration、nation、foundation（都以 /-ˈeɪʃən/ 结尾）。注意：copula 拼写相似，但发音为 /ˈkɒpjələ/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.