amplexation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An embrace. obsolete,rare
    — The angels were bright and glorious; thy appearance was homely, thy habit mean: yet, when she heard thy voice, she turns her back upon the angels, and salutes thee with a Rabboni; and falls down before thee, in a desire of an humble amplexation of those Sacred Feet, which she now rejoices to see past the use of her odours.
  2. The act of (forming the grip of) amplexus. dated,uncommon
    — Amplexation of 'Pelodytes punctatus' […] Nevertheless, within certain limits, the species of a genus agree in their mode of amplexation; only a too strict taxonomy cannot be applied.

词汇关系

相关词
amplect amplection amplexion amplex amplexus

词源

From Latin amplexāt-, past participial stem of amplexor (“to embrace”), + -ion.
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