intimacy

英 [ˈɪntɪməsi]

美 [ˈɪntɪməsi]

n. 亲密; 密切; 关系密切; 亲密的言语(或行为); 性行为; (尤指)性交

复数：intimacies　

Collins.1 / BNC.7930 / COCA.5670

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 亲密;密切
Intimacybetween two people is a very close personal relationship between them.
1. ...a means of achieving intimacy with another person.
  与别人建立亲密关系的途径
N-UNCOUNT 性;性关系
You sometimes useintimacyto refer to sex or a sexual relationship.
1. Her sunburn made intimacy too painful...
  她的皮肤晒伤了，使得想要亲热一下都变得很痛苦。
2. The truth was he did not feel like intimacy with any woman.
  事实是他不想与任何女人发生性关系。
N-COUNT 亲昵的言语(或行为)
Intimaciesare things that you say or do to someone you have a very close personal relationship with.
1. ...the intimacies of a love scene.
  恋爱场面的亲昵行为

noun

close or warm friendship
1. the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
Synonym:familiaritycloseness
a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
1. their closeness grew as the night wore on
Synonym:closeness
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Synonym:affairaffaireliaisoninvolvementamour

Men begin to feel their need for autonomy and independence after they have fulfilled their need for intimacy.
男人满足了他们对亲密的需求后，开始觉得需要独立自主。
I loved the anonymity and the intimacy.
我喜欢籍籍无名和亲密感。
The intimacy of the room was enhanced by its warm colours.
房间温暖的色泽更增加它的舒适感。
The opening of the scene depicts Akhnaten and his family in a moment of intimacy.
这幕戏的开场描绘了埃及法老阿肯那顿和他的家人其乐融融的情景。
It needs intimacy, sex, nurturing and the touch of others.
它需要亲密，性，养育和其它的触觉。
Their intimacy was now considerable.
现在他们已经相当亲密了。
Intimacy between teachers and students is not recommended.
不提倡教师和学生之间的亲密关系。
A long distant relationship can obtain trust, satisfaction, love, and intimacy.
远距离关系能够获得信任，满足，爱情，和隐私。
You know that the intimacy, between you and my husband, has caused me a lot of pain.
你知道你和我丈夫之间的亲密关系引起我很大的痛苦。
Food replaced intimacy, and this helped her to mitigate feelings of loneliness.
食物取代了亲密，这帮助她缓解了孤独感。