consummation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion. countable,uncountable
    — I emptied my revolver upon him as he lay, and should have done the same with its mate had not two hunters at that moment come upon the ground and prevented any further consummation of my designs.
  2. The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage. countable,uncountable
    — The consummation of marriage involves the mightiest issues of life and is the most holy and sacred right recognized by man, and it is the Balm of Gilead for many ills. Masturbation or prostitution soon blight the brightest prospects a young man may have.
  3. The achievement of perfection. countable,uncountable
    — He had no vague false notions of beginning fires in November, and ending them in May; but had arrived at the philosophical conclusion, that there are very few evenings, in all the year, that a fire is not a consummation of domestic felicity in England most devoutly to be wished.
  4. Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state. countable,uncountable
    — Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.
  5. The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction. countable,uncountable

词形变化

consummations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonconsummation
相关词
consummate consummator

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Indo-European *-m̥mo-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)úp-m̥mo-s
Proto-Italic *supemos
Latin summus
Latin summa
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin cōnsummō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin cōnsummātiōbor.
English consummation
Borrowed from Latin cōnsummātiō.
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