promiscuity
- 英式英标[,pro\'skjʊəti]
- 美式音标[prɒmɪ\'skjuːɪtɪ]
英文词源
- promiscuity (n.)
- 1834, "indiscriminate mixture," from French promiscuité (1752), from Latin promiscuus "mixed" (see promiscuous) + French -ité (see -ity). Sexual sense is from 1844. Earlier was promiscuousness (by 1773 general; 1808 sexual).
