condom
noun /ˈkɒndɒm/
/ˈkɑːndəm/
- (British English also sheath)(also North American English, formal or specialist prophylactic)a thin rubber tube that a man wears over his penis during sex to stop a woman from becoming pregnant or to protect against disease
(男用)避孕套,保险套,安全套,阴茎套 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- used
- box
- pack
- packet
- …
- put on
- use
- wear
- …
- female condoma thin rubber device that a woman wears inside her vagina during sex to prevent herself from becoming pregnant
(女用)避孕套
词源early 18th cent.: of unknown origin; often said to be named after a physician who invented it, but no such person has been traced.