contubernal

a. 一起生活的, 亲密的

别名

contubernial

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Living in close proximity (as though sharing a tent); intimate, familiar.

    罕用
  2. 2.

    Of a relationship between a male and female slave: sexual in nature and somewhat similar to marriage, but not formalized due to the parties being legally unable to marry.

    历史

词源

From Latin contubernālis, from contubernium (“companionship in a tent”), from con- + taberna (“a hut, shed, tent”). More at tavern.

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