| 单词 | amorous |
| 释义 | amorous (once / 1569 pages) adj If you are shot with a mythological arrow by Cupid, the Greek god of love, you may find yourself making amorous advances on the next person you meet. Amorous means having strong feelings of love, especially sexual love. Amorous words or glances show love or sexual desire. This adjective is a Middle English word, borrowed from Middle French, from Medieval Latin amorosus, from Latin amor "love." A more literary and less common synonym is amatory. WORD FAMILYamorous: amorously, amorousness USAGE EXAMPLESWould you rather be trapped in an elevator with an excessively amorous porcupine or have a Trump-Clinton rematch in four years? Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) And in the song’s main conceit — an amorous escape from the workweek grind — there’s something comfortingly routine, almost lulling. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) Named for their slender, dangling legs, crane flies live life in an amorous whirlwind. National Geographic(Sep 12, 2016) 1adj inclined toward or displaying love feeling amorous Syn amative loving feeling or showing love and affection 2adj expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance amorous glances Syn amatory, romantic loving feeling or showing love and affection |
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