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amatory

/am-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ˈæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ˈæmətərɪ) //

爱慕者,爱慕虚荣,爱慕虚荣的人,爱慕

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.

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Examples

  • Discretion, it goes without saying, is the cornerstone of long-term success in the amatory arts.

  • Here the conversation took a distinctly amatory turn, and would probably hardly interest the reader.

  • To be sure, this was not by any means his first amatory venture.

  • Amatory, am′at-or-i, adj. relating to or causing love: affectionate.

  • Ruth got over being worried by amatory bouts with the wounded poilus after a while.

  • The amatory poetry of Provence had the same source with the national poetry of Spain; both were derived from the Arabians.