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promiscuity
滥交；性乱；放荡
核心释义
the practice of having many casual sexual relationships
- 1.
滥交；混杂
The state or quality of being promiscuous.
- 2.
滥交；随意性行为
indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
- 3.
滥交；性乱交
Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners.
滥交；混杂；滥交；随意性行为；滥交；性乱交；混乱；杂乱
用法In use
The new health class teaches students about the risks of promiscuity without offering any practical advice.
用法提示：promiscuity 为名词，作介词 of 的宾语，表示滥交行为。
Many people believe that promiscuity is less accepted in small communities, but this is often a stereotype.
用法提示：promiscuity 为名词，作 that 从句的主语，表示滥交这一概念。
The author uses the concept of promiscuity to criticize the hypocrisy of Victorian society.
用法提示：promiscuity 为名词，作 of 的宾语，指滥交行为。
promiscuity among [group]
表示某一群体中滥交现象的普遍性时，常用 among 引出该群体。
The study looked at promiscuity among teenagers.
这项研究调查了青少年中的滥交现象。
engage in promiscuity
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sexual promiscuity
- 性滥交；性乱
- The study examined the link between sexual promiscuity and emotional health.该研究考察了性滥交与情感健康之间的联系。
- female promiscuity
- 女性滥交
- Female promiscuity is often judged more harshly than male promiscuity.女性滥交往往比男性滥交受到更严厉的评判。
- male promiscuity
- 男性滥交
- The survey compared attitudes toward male promiscuity and female promiscuity.这项调查比较了人们对男性滥交和女性滥交的态度。
- teenage promiscuity
- 青少年滥交
- The documentary explored the causes of teenage promiscuity.这部纪录片探讨了青少年滥交的成因。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：promiscuity 里的 misc 就像杂项（misc），杂七杂八混在一起——性关系杂乱=滥交。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学与公共卫生文献、社会学或道德议题讨论 promiscuity 是比较正式、书面化的说法，通常出现在医学、公共卫生或严肃的社会讨论中；日常口语里较少见，口语中更常说 casual sex 或 sleeping around。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Ambiguity 和 vacuity 与 promiscuity 押韵（结尾分别是 /ˈɡjuːəti/ 和 /ˈkjuːəti/，与 /ˈskjuəti/ 一致）。其他 -uity 单词在美式英语中读作 /ˈnuːəti/ 或 /ˈtuːəti/，与 /ˈskjuəti/ 不同音，只是拼写相似。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.