[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。
恋家;顾家
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
恋家;顾家
the quality of being domestic or domesticated; attachment to home and family life
Her domesticity was one of the reasons he married her.
她的恋家是他娶她的原因之一。
家庭生活;居家生活。
Life at home; homelife.
家务活;家务。
Domestic chores; housework.
对家庭及其舒适环境的喜爱;恋家之情。
Affection for the home and its comforts.
After years of traveling, she finally enjoyed the quiet domesticity of her small apartment.
经过多年的旅行,她终于享受到了小公寓里宁静的家庭生活。
He wrote about the pleasures of domesticity, from cooking dinner to gardening.
他写下了家庭生活的种种乐趣,从做晚饭到打理花园。
Their marriage was built on a shared love of domesticity and routine.
他们的婚姻建立在共同热爱家庭生活和日常作息的基础上。
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 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 是常用搭配,突出以家庭事务为中心的稳定生活。
She chose a quiet life of domesticity in the countryside.
她选择在乡下过一种安静的家庭生活。
retreat into domesticity 常表示主动从外界活动中退出、回归家庭。
After years of touring, the musician retreated into domesticity.
巡演多年后,这位音乐家回归了家庭生活。
Not this
She is very domesticity.
Use this
She is very domestic.
domesticity 是名词(意为“家庭生活/恋家”),不能放在 be 动词后作表语描述人的特质;应改用形容词 domestic。
Not this
I hate doing domesticity every weekend.
Use this
I hate doing housework every weekend.
domesticity 指“家庭生活、恋家的状态”,不指具体的家务劳动;表示“做家务”要用 do housework,不能用 do domesticity。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
专心于家务
After retiring, he devoted himself to domesticity.
退休后,他专心于家务。
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。
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。
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。
Use domesticity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.