intimate

1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高级).
2. intim- "inmost" => "close friend" + -ate.
3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, make known, inmost things.
4. 在心里ti 提到，这是在新人与夫妻之间用；与一个人亲密，所以了解详细.
5. intimate knowledge 详细的知识.
6. [提示]考试的时候才“详细的”，生活中是“亲密的”.

intimate 亲密的，密友

来自拉丁语intus,在内部，在里面，-m,最高级后缀，词源同extreme,ultimate.引申词义亲密的。

intimate (adj.)

1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.

intimate (v.)

"suggest indirectly," 1530s, back-formation from intimation, or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare. Related: Intimated; intimating.

intimate (n.)

1650s, "person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.).

1. Mr Black went for the jugular, asking intimate sexual questions.

布莱克先生直攻要害，问起了性方面的隐私问题。

2. France has kept the most intimate links with its former African territories.

法国与其前非洲属地一直保持着最密切的联系。

3. He surprised me with his intimate knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer.

他对克尔恺郭尔与叔本华的深刻了解让我很吃惊。

4. The cafe has an intimate but buzzy atmosphere.

这个咖啡馆很温馨，但又有一种时尚的氛围。

5. I just won't discuss my intimate relationships.

我就是不想讨论我的恋爱关系。

【imitate, intimate, intimidate】
这是一组形近易混词。
imitate: v.模仿，仿效；复制，仿造。
• The boy imitates his father's way of talking. 那个男孩模仿他父亲说话的样子。
intimate: a.亲密的；温馨的，舒适的。
• We have had an intimate friendship since we were young. 我们自年轻时代起就建立了亲密的友谊。
intimidate: v.恐吓，威胁。
• An older boy intimidated the little children when he took their lunch money. 一个年龄大一点的男孩恐吓那些小孩子，并且抢走了他们的午饭钱。

【familiar, intimate, confidential, close】
这组词都有“亲密的”的意思，其区别是：
familiar: 通常指因长期交往而彼此很熟悉，像自家人一样。
intimate: 语气强烈，指感情或思想融洽、相互知心，彼此关系亲密。
confidential: 指相互之间可推心置腹、彼此信赖。
close: 语气较强，指兴趣爱好相同，因而关系密切，感情深笃。