Word · Frequency #7930
intimacy
亲密；亲近
a feeling of closeness, openness, and warmth toward another person
可指情感上的亲近，不一定涉及性
- 1.
Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
对他人感到亲近和开放的感觉或氛围,通常但不一定涉及性
- 2.
close or warm friendship
亲密友谊
- 3.
Intimate relationship.
亲密关系
- 4.
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
通常为秘密或不正当的性关系
- 5.
a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
亲密而彼此归属的感觉
亲密友谊；深厚交情；亲密关系；恋人关系；私密性关系；不正当性关系；对他人感到亲近和开放的感觉或氛围,通常但不一定涉及性；亲密友谊
In use
Building trust over time is the key to intimacy in a relationship.
She felt a new intimacy with her friend after they shared their childhood stories.
The quiet evening walk gave them a sense of intimacy they had not experienced before.
the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
intimacy with sb
She values the intimacy with her close friends.
她珍视与密友之间的亲密关系。
intimacy between A and B
The intimacy between the two sisters is remarkable.
这两姐妹之间的亲密令人瞩目。
Connections
Collocations
- physical intimacy
- 身体亲密接触
- Physical intimacy is an important part of many romantic relationships.身体亲密接触是许多恋爱关系中的重要部分。
- emotional intimacy
- 情感亲密
- They have a strong emotional intimacy that keeps them close.他们有着强烈的情感亲密，让他们保持亲近。
- intimacy issues
- 亲密关系问题
- He has intimacy issues and finds it hard to open up.他有亲密关系问题，很难敞开心扉。
- intimacy with
- 与…的亲密关系
- She values the intimacy with her closest friends.她珍视与最亲密朋友之间的亲密关系。
- intimacy between
- …之间的亲密
- The intimacy between the two sisters is palpable.两姐妹之间的亲密感显而易见。
- sense of intimacy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
intimacy（亲密）可拆成 in（在）和 timacy（时间），记住在时间中加深的亲密关系。
Context & Register
通常用于描述深层情感连接，常见于文学、心理学讨论或正式情感表达；日常对话中可能使用更口语化的‘closeness’。语境多为家庭、伴侣、密友间的情感交流。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words end in '-acy' but do not perfectly rhyme with 'intimacy' because their stressed vowels differ. No true rhymes exist in this list.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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