🇬🇧🇨🇳 intimacy - 亲密关系 : English Lesson

Meaning of "intimacy" ("亲密关系"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Intimacy is a very close, special feeling between people who trust each other a lot, feel safe together, and share their real thoughts and feelings without being scared or embarrassed.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The intimacy between my left shoe and my right shoe is so close they refuse to go anywhere without each other.

The intimacy between my baby cousin and her favorite blanket is so intense that even the washing machine has to ask permission.

Scientists say human friendships can create brain patterns similar to close family bonds, which means the intimacy between me and my best friend might be scientifically stronger than my willpower around cookies.

Our family has such intimacy that we can communicate silently with just eyebrow movements at the dinner table.

My mom and her morning coffee have an intimacy that no one is allowed to interrupt, including the smoke alarm.

They sat close in the kitchen, hands warm around one teacup, sharing intimacy as rain tapped the glass. The intimacy of silence felt safe. Intimacy lived in the way one thumb traced the other's scar, intimacy in the soft laugh over an old photo, intimacy in a quiet promise. They smiled, comforted.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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