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phallus

/fal-uhs/US // ˈfæl əs //UK // (ˈfæləs) //

阴茎,阳具,性器官,阴囊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural phal·li [fal-ahy], /ˈfæl aɪ/, phal·lus·es.

    • : an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
    • : Anatomy. the penis, the clitoris, or the sexually undifferentiated embryonic organ out of which either of these develops.

Examples

  • Lawrence being Lawrence, he finds special resonance in the stone symbols of the phallus and the womb.

  • But nobody can look at that diagram and think about anything other than an impressively sized phallus.

  • Recently, a Photoshopped picture of conservative pundit S.E. Cupp with a phallus in her mouth was printed in Hustler magazine.

  • They share the same last name, wavy hair, sly grin—and fascination with the phallus.

  • Pulling back his cloak, he shows off his giant phallus bearing forth a bushel of fruit.

  • Either way, Irwin sees an upside to the current, phallus-ridden version.

  • The Egyptians carried a gilt phallus, 150 cubits high, at the festivals of Osiris.

  • In Syria, at the entrance of the temple at Hieropolis, was placed a human figure with a phallus 120 cubits high.

  • The phallus was carried in procession for this purpose and the women dramatized the motive as searching for the god.

  • It is said that there are thirty million phalli in India and that a phallus is found in nearly every Hindu household.

  • Thus we see the phallus associated with the pine cone and other elements of vegetative life.