🇬🇧🇨🇳 mutuality - 互惠 : English Lesson

Meaning of "mutuality" ("互惠"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Mutuality is when two or more people (or even animals!) share the same feeling or help each other equally, like a teamwork promise that goes both ways and not just one way.

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

There was mutuality between me and my cat: I fed her snacks, and she let me use her as a fluffy pillow.

The mutuality in our classroom showed when we all agreed that math is hard and recess should be longer.

There was perfect mutuality between me and my alarm clock: it woke me up, and I threw it across the room.

My little sister and I share mutuality about cleaning; we both agree that someone else should do it.

Our mutuality with the dog is simple: we toss him the ball, and he tosses us slobber.

On the wet bench, Anna and Tom shared an umbrella. Mutuality shone in their smiles; mutuality held when they traded the last cookie. A small hand squeeze showed mutuality, the shared silence showed mutuality too. Each helped the other button a coat, mutuality in small, patient acts. They walked home laughing, glad at the warm mutuality.

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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