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domesticity

UK //ˌdɒm.əˈstɪs.ə.ti//US //ˌdoʊ.mesˈtɪs.ə.t̬i//

词源

源自法语 'domesticité',最终来自拉丁语 'domesticus'(家庭的),由 'domus'(房子)派生。17世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 指家庭生活或家务活动的状态,强调家庭环境的舒适、安宁和日常事务。常用于描述对家庭生活的热爱或家庭氛围的品质。

“After years of traveling, she longed for the domesticity of a quiet home.”

(多年旅行后,她渴望安静家庭的居家生活。)

“The novel explores the joys and challenges of domesticity in the 19th century.”

(这部小说探讨了19世纪家庭生活的乐趣与挑战。)

同义词:homelife, household, family life, homekeeping

常见短语

sphere of domesticity — 指传统上属于家庭领域的活动或责任范围,常用于讨论性别角色时。

“In the past, women were often confined to the sphere of domesticity.”

(过去,女性常被限制在家庭生活领域中。)