promiscuous
adjective /prəˈmɪskjuəs/
/prəˈmɪskjuəs/
- (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
- promiscuous behaviour
- (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
- promiscuous reading
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’.