“aphrodisiac”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

aphrodisiac

释义

aphrodisiac, a. and n.|æfrəʊˈdɪzɪæk|
[ad. Gr. ἀϕροδῑσιακ-ός venereal, f. ἀϕροδίσι-ος; see below.]
A. adj. Venereal; having a venereal tendency.
1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 103 The nut..is eatable and aphrodisiac.1862Rawlinson Anc. Mon. I. vii. 175 Ishtar's aphrodisiac character.
B. n.
1. A drug or preparation inducing venereal desire.
1719Glossogr. Nova, Aphrodisiacks, things that excite Lust or Venery.1874M. C. Cooke Fungi 103 Truffles are no longer regarded as aphrodisiacs.
2. fig.
1873J. Morley Rousseau I. vi. 198 Like some evil mental aphrodisiac.1881Ld. Lytton in 19th Cent. Nov. 774 A sadly serious literature of sentimental aphrodisiacs! Faugh!

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