promiscuous

pro-,向前，-misc,混杂，词源同mix,miscellany.比喻用法。

promiscuous

promiscuous: see mix

promiscuous (adj.)

c. 1600, people or things, "mingled confusedly, grouped together without order, consisting of a disorderly mix; indiscriminate," from Latin promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate, in common, without distinction," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" recorded by 1857, from promiscuity. The Latin adjective was used with conubia (such as between patricians and plebeians). Related: Promiscuously.

1. You know the risks of promiscuous sex.

你知道滥交的危险。

2. She is perceived as vain, spoilt and promiscuous.

她被认为是个被人惯坏了的、既虚荣又淫乱的女人。

3. to be sexually promiscuous

性生活淫乱

4. They were taking a promiscuous stroll when it began to rain.

他们正在那漫无目的地散步,突然下起雨来.

5. Alec know that she was promiscuous and superficial.

亚历克知道她是乱七八糟和浅薄的.