| 释义 |
les·bi·an
I. \ˈlezbēən\ adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Latin Lesbius of Lesbos (from Greek Lesbios, from Lesbos, island in the Aegean Sea) + English -an
1. : of or relating to Lesbos (now Mytilene)
2. [so called from the reputed sensuality of the Lesbian people and literature] : highly sensual : erotic
< lesbian novels >
3. [so called from the reputed homosexual band associated with Sappho fl ab 600 B.C. Greek lyric poet of Lesbos] : of or relating to homosexual relations between females
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
1. : an Aeolic dialect of ancient Greek used in Lesbos
2. : a female homosexual |