caress
英 [kə'res] 美 [kə'rɛs]
- vt. 愛撫，撫抱
- n. 愛撫，擁抱；接吻
CET6+TEM8GRE低頻詞考研常用詞匯
詞態變化
複數: caresses;第三人稱單數: caresses;過去式: caressed;過去分詞: caressed;現在分詞: caressing;
助記提示
caress：可愛死。對於如此可愛的東西，一定要不停的愛撫——愛撫。
2. Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" => caress, cherish, charity.
3. cherish, charity => caress.
4. => show of endearment.
5. care + -ss => caress: 尾部是雙s, 所以是雙倍care, 因此是非常在意、愛護。區分：cares.
2. Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" => caress, cherish, charity.
3. cherish, charity => caress.
4. => show of endearment.
5. care + -ss => caress: 尾部是雙s, 所以是雙倍care, 因此是非常在意、愛護。區分：cares.
中文詞源
caress 愛撫
來自PIE *ka, 愛，喜歡。詞源同charity, whore(愛人，委婉語*).
英文詞源
- caress (n.)
- 1640s, "show of endearment, display of regard," from French caresse (16c.), back-formation from caresser or else from Italian carezza "endearment," from caro "dear," from Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" (see whore (n.)). Meaning "affectionate stroke" attested in English from 1650s.
- caress (v.)
- 1650s, from French caresser, from Italian carezzare "to cherish," from carezza "endearment" (see caress (n.)). Related: Caressed; caressing.
雙語例句
- 1. Margaret took me to one side, holding my arm in a gentle caress.
- 瑪格麗特將我拉到一邊，輕輕地撫摸著我的胳膊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. But when she tried to caress him, the boy shunned her.
- 可是當她底手去撫摸他底時候, 他又躲閃開了.
來自漢英文學 - 中國現代小說
- 3. But who will understand me and caress away my tears?
- 不過誰能了解我,抱我,撫慰我 呢 !
來自漢英文學 - 中國現代小說
- 4. He prescribed his fiancee's reception of his caress.
- 他要求他的未婚妻接受他的擁抱.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She gave the child a loving caress.
- 她疼愛地撫摸著孩子.
來自辭典例句