caress

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
    — He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command.
  2. A gentle stroking or rubbing.
动词 v.
  1. To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle. transitive
    — She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.
  2. To affect as if with a caress. transitive
    — The love and anguish in his voice caressed my mind and soul.

词形变化

caresses plural caresses present,singular,third-person caressing participle,present caressed participle,past caressed past

词汇关系

衍生词
caressable caressingly caressive uncaressed

词源

词源 1
From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza.
词源 2
From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza.
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