Liaison



GRE Barron

解释

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• n. 联系, 暧昧关系
• ［英］ n. 联系, 暧昧关系 ( an illicit love affair)
• ［记］ lia ( 捆) +ison -> 捆在一起 -> 联系;
• ［同］ 参考: liana ( 藤本植物)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French, from Middle French, from lier, from Old French
• Date: circa 1648
• 1. a binding or thickening agent used in cooking
• 2.
  • a. a close bond or connection ; interrelationship
  • b. an illicit sexual relationship ; affair 3a
• 3.
  • a. communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force)
  • b. one that establishes and maintains liaison
• 4. the pronunciation of an otherwise absent consonant sound at the end of the first of two consecutive words the second of which begins with a vowel sound and follows without pause

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