osculate

英 ['ɒskjʊleɪt] 美
  • vt. 接吻;接触;与……有共同特性
  • vi. 有共同点;有共通点

中文词源


osculate 接吻

来自拉丁语os,嘴,词源同oral,-cul,小词后缀。字面意思即小嘴,引申词义接吻。

英文词源


osculate
osculate: see oral
osculate (v.)
"to kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari "to kiss," from osculum "a kiss; pretty mouth, sweet mouth," literally "little mouth," diminutive of os "mouth" (see oral). Related: Osculated; osculating.

双语例句


1. These two surfaces osculate.
这两个表面相互接触.

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