摘要：“Erotic”源自希腊语“erotikos”，意为“与爱或欲望相关的”，衍生自“eros”（ἔρως），即古希腊神话中的爱神厄洛斯（Eros），象征浪漫与性爱。这个词通过拉丁语“eroticus”进入英语，于17世纪中期正式成形，最初用于描述与性爱或感官愉悦
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英 [ɪ'rɒtɪk] 美 [ɪ'rɑːtɪk]
adj.性爱的；性欲的；色情的 n.好色之徒；恋爱诗
◉Etymology
“Erotic”源自希腊语“erotikos”，意为“与爱或欲望相关的”，衍生自“eros”（ἔρως），即古希腊神话中的爱神厄洛斯（Eros），象征浪漫与性爱。这个词通过拉丁语“eroticus”进入英语，于17世纪中期正式成形，最初用于描述与性爱或感官愉悦相关的文学或艺术表达。到19世纪，“erotic”扩展到更广泛的语境，涵盖任何激发欲望或感官享受的事物，如音乐、舞蹈或意象。其相关名词“eroticism”（情欲）进一步强化了其艺术与情感的维度。
◉外刊例句
① 《The New York Times》 (2023年7月12日)
The artist’s latest work blends erotic imagery with bold political commentary.
这位艺术家的最新作品将情欲意象与大胆的政治评论相结合。
② 《The Guardian》 (2024年10月5日)
The novel’s erotic undertones captivated readers, sparking debates about its subversive themes.
小说中的情欲暗流吸引了读者，引发了对其颠覆性主题的争论。
◉经典名著
① 《查泰莱夫人的情人》（Lady Chatterley’s Lover）——D.H.劳伦斯 (1928年)
Their embrace carried an erotic intensity that transcended mere physicality.
他们的拥抱带有一种情欲的强烈，超越了单纯的肉体。
② 《洛丽塔》（Lolita）——弗拉基米尔·纳博科夫 (1955年)
The poet’s words wove an erotic spell, luring readers into a forbidden world.
诗人的文字编织出一种情欲的魔力，引诱读者进入一个禁忌的世界。
◉Usage Examples
(1) Out of those experiences, everything from pomp to humor to erotic charisma to grief to majesty to the profoundly gruesome and monumentally spiritual worked its way into his tone.
(2) Not painted for sexual desire or erotic stimulation, she is depicted as a goddess sleeping and unaware you are peeping in on her.
(3) It was an erotic dance of working-class people by this time, which made it difficult for middle-class Europeans to accept.
(1) 撇开这些事不谈，每一件从华丽到幽默，到性爱的魅力，到悲伤，到雄伟，到深沉地阴森和不朽地黑人圣歌都流入他的音调当中。
(2) 并非为了性的渴望或是性欲的刺激而画，她被描绘的有如沈睡的女神一般，并且没有察觉到旁人正仔细注视著她。
(3) 到这时，探戈还是一种带色情的下层人民的舞蹈，这就使得中产阶级的欧洲人难以接受。
◉Usage Notes
Use erotic to describe a sexy, sexy person. What makes that person so sexy? Maybe his or her erotic attitude or looks, meaning "arousing."
The word erotic came into English from French — of course! — and can be traced back to the Greek word erōtikos, from erōs or erōt-, meaning “sexual love.” The adjective erotic is often used to describe a person’s carnal desires, but it can be used to characterize anything that’s sexual in nature or that arouses sexual desires, such as the erotic themes in a racy movie, an erotic dancer in a club, or erotic images in a painting.
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]性爱的；（引起）性欲的；撩人的 If you describe something as erotic, you mean that it involves sexual feelings or arouses sexual desire.
It might sound like some kind of wild fantasy, but it wasn't an erotic experience at all.
这听起来可能像是异想天开，但是绝对不是什么性体验。
...photographs of nude women in erotic poses.
摆出撩人姿势的裸体女人的照片
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The film is shot seductively, erotically...
这部电影拍摄得很有诱惑性，很色情。
He may get a woman erotically obsessed with him but he will never get her love.
他可能会让一个女人对他充满了性欲，但是他永远得不到她的爱。
2. [ADJ 形容词]（艺术）色情的，情爱的 Erotic art shows naked people or sexual acts, and is intended to produce feelings of sexual pleasure. [ADJ n]
Erotic paintings also became a fine art.
色情画也变成了一种艺术。
来源：学无用的英语