Californication

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃən/    美 /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The adoption of practices and beliefs associated with California, in particular Hollywood and Silicon Valley. uncountable
    — Indeed, if popular culture can be said to be dispersed in a process of global Californication, then no less should intellectual culture be seen as the product of the Routledgification of the world[.]
  2. Sexual intercourse in California or in a Californian style. humorous,uncountable
    — Isaac was pictured as the only male in the state who could satisfy his many succubi, and the Californication took place on his couch in City Hall, in the Temple, in saloons, in his carriage, in his home, oh, just anywhere.
  3. The large-scale development of land; urban sprawl. US,derogatory,uncountable
    — It's also culturally unique, its natives resisting many elements of "californication", the "glintzy" urban sprawl typified by Los Angeles.

词形变化

Californiation alternative Californification alternative

词汇关系

相关词
Californianization Californicate Mexifornication Los Angelization

词源

From Californ(ia) + -ication. First use appears c. 1947. Especially popularized by the use as title for a song (1999) and a TV series (2007–2014). Sexual sense either directly from a blend of California + fornication or rebracketing as Cali + fornication.
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