- (disapproving)
having many sexual partners 淫乱的；滥交的 promiscuous behaviour 淫乱行为 a promiscuous lifestyle 不检点的生活 to be sexually promiscuous 性生活淫乱 a sexually promiscuous society 性滥交的社会
- (formal, often disapproving)
taken from a wide range of sources, especially without careful thought 大杂烩的；杂乱的 promiscuous reading 读书庞杂 a stylistically promiscuous piece of music 一支风格杂乱的乐曲
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate’, (based on miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together’, giving rise to ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘undiscriminating’, which led to the sense of ‘casual’.