| 释义 |
lu·bric·i·ty
\lüˈbrisəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle French lubricité lasciviousness, slipperiness, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin lubricitat-, lubricitas lasciviousness, from Late Latin, slipperiness, instability, from Latin lubricus slippery + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : lasciviousness, sensuality
< a life of futile lubricity — Dial >
b. : something that stimulates to lewdness; specifically : pornography
< laws have been singularly ineffectual in eradicating lubricity — Christian Science Monitor >
2.
a. : freedom from friction : slipperiness, smoothness
< the scented lubricity of soap — Sydney Smith >
b. : a property that lessens friction
< the lubricity of oil >
3. : instability
< the lubricity of fortune > |