单词 | liaison |
释义 | li·ai·son (lē-āzŏn′, lēā-) n. 1. a. An instance or a means of communication between different groups or units of an organization, especially in the armed forces. b. One that maintains communication: served as the president's liaison with Congress. 2. A sexual relationship, especially when at least one person is married or involved in a sexual relationship with someone else. 3. Linguistics Pronunciation of the usually silent final consonant of a word when followed by a word beginning with a vowel, especially in French. intr.v. li·a·soned, li·a·son·ing, li·a·sons To serve as a liaison. [French, from Old French, from Latin ligātiō, ligātiōn-, from ligātus, past participle of ligāre, to bind; see LIGATE.] |
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