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词汇 promiscuous
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promiscuous

adjective
/prəˈmɪskjuəs/
/prəˈmɪskjuəs/
  1. (disapproving) having many sexual partners淫乱的;滥交的
    • promiscuous behaviour淫乱行为
    • a promiscuous lifestyle不检点的生活
    • to be sexually promiscuous性生活淫乱
    • a sexually promiscuous society性滥交的社会
  2. (formal, often disapproving) taken from a wide range of sources, especially without careful thought大杂烩的;杂乱的
    • promiscuous reading读书庞杂
    • a stylistically promiscuous piece of music一支风格杂乱的乐曲
  3. 词源early 17th cent.: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate’, (based on miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together’, giving rise to ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘undiscriminating’, which led to the sense of ‘casual’.
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