fornicate
英['fɔːnɪkeɪt]
美['fɔrnɪket]
- vi. 与…通奸
- vt. 私通
- adj. 弓形的；拱状的
词态变化
第三人称单数: fornicates;过去式: fornicated;过去分词: fornicated;现在分词: fornicating;名词: fornication; fornicator;
助记提示
1. furnace => from fornus "oven of arched or domed shape". => fornicate.
2. originally "arch, vaulted chamber" (Roman prostitutes commonly solicited from under the arches of certain buildings).
3. Strictly, "voluntary sex between an unmarried man and an unmarried woman;" extended in the Bible to adultery.
4. porn => forn- + -icate => fornicate.
5. porn => fornicate, 毕竟通奸、私通、非法性交多少和色情有些关系吧！
中文词源
fornicate 通奸来自拉丁语fornix, 拱室，拱廊，妓院。原义为淫荡，嫖娼，后用来指通奸，而其它词义被舍弃。
英文词源
- fornicate (v.)
- 1550s, "have illicit sexual intercourse" (said of an unmarried person), from Late Latin fornicatus, past participle of fornicari "to fornicate" (see fornication). Perhaps in some cases a back-formation from fornication. Related: Fornicated; fornicating.
双语例句
- 1. So you think it's funny to fornicate with loose women?
- 你觉得和女人私通是件很有趣的事情 吗 ?
来自电影对白
- 2. Perez: You conceive its queer to fornicate with lax women?
- 基思: 你认为和那些骚娘们儿私通很有趣 吗 ?
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