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clitoris

/klit-er-is, klahy-ter-, kli-tawr-is, -tohr-/US // ˈklɪt ər ɪs, ˈklaɪ tər-, klɪˈtɔr ɪs, -ˈtoʊr- //UK // (ˈklɪtərɪs, ˈklaɪ-) //

阴蒂,阴囊,阴唇,阴核

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.

Examples

  • The theory ran that a woman’s sexual organs caused her madness, so cutting off her clitoris would calm her.

  • Barbizon alum Gael Greene would write that the two greatest discoveries of the 20th century were “the Cuisinart and the clitoris,” but those were still a way off.

  • Lawless said he found the fair punctuated with games like Orgasm Bingo, Pin the Clitoris on the Vulva, and the Tent of Consent.

  • The “Butterfly Clitoris Stimulator” becomes, simply, the “Vibrating Stimulator.”

  • It is located about an inch below the Clitoris and is just above the Vaginal Orifice.

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