這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 close, of friendship · hint, imply
intimate
a, n唸法不同同樣的拼法，這個字的唸法跟另一個不一樣。/ˈɪntəmət/
A picture worth holding: being let all the way inside. Not standing in the doorway making polite talk, but sitting in the innermost room where a person keeps what they don't show the public. Whatever is intimate has crossed that line — a friend, a fact, a small candlelit restaurant, or two bodies.
From the word’s history
From Latin intimus "innermost", the superlative of interior — literally the most inside thing there is. Latin intimare meant to bring something into that inner place, or to make it familiar.
來自拉丁文 intimus「最裡面的」，是 interior（內部的）的最高級——字面上就是「最深處的那個」。動詞 intimō 的意思是「把某物帶進最裡面／使之熟悉」。所以這個字從一開始講的就不是感情濃度，而是空間位置：有沒有進到最裡面那一層。現代英語每一個用法都還踩在這個「最內側」的畫面上，這也是為什麼它同時能講房間、講友誼、講知識、講身體。
Wiktionary, "intimate": from Latin intimātus, participle of intimō, from intimus ("inmost, innermost"), superlative of interior.
A second word, same spelling
intimate
v唸法不同同樣的拼法，這個字的唸法跟另一個不一樣。/ˈɪntɪmeɪt/
Same Latin root, different word: this one is the verb intimare — to bring something inside, to slip it into the other person's mind rather than lay it on the table. The picture is a hint that never becomes a statement: you make them understand without ever saying it out loud.
From the word’s history
From Latin intimare "to put or bring into, to make familiar", from intimus "innermost" — the adjective describes being inside; the verb describes putting something in.
來自拉丁文 intimāre「把…放進去、使熟悉」，字根同樣是 intimus「最裡面的」。形容詞講的是「已經在裡面」的狀態，動詞講的是「把東西送進去」這個動作——送進去的是一個意思，而且是繞過明說這條路送進去的。法語的 intimer 也是同一支。
Wiktionary, "intimate" (Etymology 3, verb): from Latin intimātus, from intimō ("to put or bring into, to make familiar"); cognate with French intimer.
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原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
intimateadj詞源 1/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
- 1
Closely acquainted; familiar.
- an intimate friend
- He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
- 2
Personal; private.
- an intimate setting
- 3
Pertaining to sex organs or underwear.
- Intimate apparel departments have separate sections for bras and panties; within those sections, our intimate apparel firm would have its bras displayed separately from its panties.
- 4
Pertaining to sexual acts or a sexual relationship.
- She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.
- The man, who had been arrested for being intimate with a donkey, admitted the conduct in question but claimed that the donkey had not been a donkey when he met her at a nightclub last Saturday night, but rather a prostitute.
- 5
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
- The candidate showed an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of politics.
- Grélard et al.⁸⁷ determined the intimate structure of pseudoviral particles of hepatitis B subvirus using solid-state NMR, light scattering, and cryo-electron microscopy.
- 6
Very finely mixed.
- Black powder consists of an intimate mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
intimatenoun詞源 2/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
- 1
A very close friend.
- Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
- 2
Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
- You'll find bras and panties in the intimates section upstairs.
intimateverb詞源 3/ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt/
- 1
To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
- He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.
- And ſince this Family, called Ciu, which now holdeth the Souereigntie, hath reigned, it is called Min [translating 明 (Míng)], which intimateth Splendour, and by vſuall addition of one ſyllable Ta-min [translating 大明 (Dàmíng)], that is, the Kingdome of Great Splendour, Brightneſſe or Glory.
- 2
To notify.
- I will intimate you when the details are available.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。