incest

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n. 近亲相奸, 乱伦 [医] 近亲通婚

发音

其它 /ˈɪn.sɛst/

词形变化

incests 复数 incested incesting incests 三单 incests incesting 现在分词 incested 过去式 incested 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo.

    乱伦

    近亲相奸

    不可数

    Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages.

  2. 2.

    Romantic relationships between close relatives, also widely taboo.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To engage in incestuous sexual activities.

    及物/不及物

相关短语

spiritual incest [法] 同受洗礼者间的逼奸行为

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste.

来源：wiktionary