Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19288
domesticities
恋家；顾家
domesticities is the plural of domesticity.
the quality of being domestic or domesticated; attachment to home and family life
- 1.
Life at home; homelife.
家庭生活；居家生活。
- 2.
Domestic chores; housework.
家务活；家务。
- 3.
Affection for the home and its comforts.
对家庭及其舒适环境的喜爱；恋家之情。
家庭生活；家务；家庭生活；居家生活。；家务活；家务。；对家庭及其舒适环境的喜爱；恋家之情。；专心于家务
In use
After years of traveling, she finally enjoyed the quiet domesticity of her small apartment.
He wrote about the pleasures of domesticity, from cooking dinner to gardening.
Their marriage was built on a shared love of domesticity and routine.
[possessive] domesticity
domesticity 此处指“恋家、顾家”的品质，常用物主代词限定。
Her domesticity was one of the reasons he married her.
她的恋家是他娶她的原因之一。
find domesticity [adjective]
find 后接名词和形容词补语，表示“发现……是……”。
He found domesticity surprisingly satisfying.
他意外地发现家庭生活令人满足。
a life of domesticity
a life of domesticity 是常用搭配，突出以家庭事务为中心的稳定生活。
Connections
Collocations
- enjoy domesticity
- 享受家庭生活
- After years of traveling, she began to enjoy domesticity.旅行多年后，她开始享受家庭生活。
- devote oneself to domesticity
- 专心于家务
- After retiring, he devoted himself to domesticity.退休后，他专心于家务。
- escape domesticity
- 逃避家庭生活
- He used his business trips to escape domesticity.他借出差来逃避家庭生活。
- return to domesticity
- 回归家庭生活
- After the tour ended, the singer returned to domesticity.巡演结束后，这位歌手回归了家庭生活。
- quiet domesticity
- 宁静的家庭生活
- They settled into a quiet domesticity in the suburbs.他们在郊区过起了宁静的家庭生活。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：domestic（家的）+ -ity（名词尾巴）→ 恋家、家务；想象自己像猫一样赖在家里，享受这种状态。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭生活话题、文学或社会评论、个人状态描述 该词多用于书面或较正式的语境，表示家庭生活或恋家的特质；口语中不算常见。日常对话里更常用 home life 或 housework 等表达。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词；表示具体的家庭生活类型时可用复数 domesticities。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：elasticity、plasticity、rusticity、authenticity、electricity、publicity 的重读元音及之后的部分都是 /ɪsəti/，因此与 domesticity 押韵。注意：domestic /dəˈmɛstɪk/、modesty /ˈmɒdəsti/、majesty /ˈmædʒəsti/ 拼写相似，但发音以 /ɛstɪk/ 或 /əsti/ 结尾，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, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.