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eroticism

/ih-rot-uh-siz-uhm/US // ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm //UK // (ɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm) //

色情主义,情色主义,情欲主义,色情

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
    • : the use of sexually arousing or suggestive symbolism, settings, allusions, situations, etc., in art, literature, drama, or the like.
    • : the condition of being sexually aroused or excited.
    • : sexual drive or tendency.
    • : an abnormally persistent sexual drive.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • For all the vulgar jokes we collectively enjoy, there's a cultural disconnect between sexual humor and actual eroticism.

  • “Politics and celebrity — there is a bit of eroticism in the show too, and also cultural critique,” Phillips explains.

  • We Americans are still pretty strong on eroticism, but all too often it is fear that spurs us or restrains us.

  • But there was more to it than an alternative-looking eroticism -- the real story was actually the technology.

  • Islam has a very rich tradition of sacred sexuality and eroticism.

  • And soon I became quite familiar with the devious, vicious, dirtily-pleasant eroticism of Soho.

  • The sensuous and voluptuous libertine is enchanted by the eroticism of the “Roman Elegies.”

  • The antique bas-relief awakens the slumbering eroticism in him and makes the childhood memories active.

  • Thus delusion triumphs anew every time that eroticism and resistance struggle anew.

  • The rejection of the eroticism, which dominates him, expresses itself there in his abhorrence of honeymoon travellers.