caress
英[kə'res]
美[kə'rɛs]
- vt. 爱抚，抚抱
- n. 爱抚，拥抱；接吻
词态变化
复数: caresses;第三人称单数: caresses;过去式: caressed;过去分词: caressed;现在分词: caressing;
助记提示
caress：可爱死。对于如此可爱的东西，一定要不停的爱抚——爱抚。
2. Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" => caress, cherish, charity.
3. cherish, charity => caress.
4. => show of endearment.
5. care + -ss => caress: 尾部是双s, 所以是双倍care, 因此是非常在意、爱护。区分：cares.
中文词源
caress 爱抚
来自PIE *ka, 爱，喜欢。词源同charity, whore(爱人，委婉语妓女).
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Margaret took me to one side, holding my arm in a gentle caress.
- 玛格丽特将我拉到一边，轻轻地抚摸着我的胳膊。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. But when she tried to caress him, the boy shunned her.
- 可是当她底手去抚摸他底时候, 他又躲闪开了.
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- 3. But who will understand me and caress away my tears?
- 不过谁能了解我,抱我,抚慰我 呢 !
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- 4. He prescribed his fiancee's reception of his caress.
- 他要求他的未婚妻接受他的拥抱.
来自辞典例句
- 5. She gave the child a loving caress.
- 她疼爱地抚摸着孩子.
来自辞典例句