| 单词 | sensual |
| 释义 | sensual —sensually, adv. /sen"shooh euhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly. 2. lacking in moral restraints; lewd or unchaste. 3. arousing or exciting the senses or appetites. 4. worldly; materialistic; irreligious. 5. of or pertaining to the senses or physical sensation; sensory. 6. pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism. [1400-50; late ME < L sensualis, equiv. to sensu-, s. of sensus SENSE + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. SENSUAL, SENSUOUS, VOLUPTUOUS refer to experience through the senses. SENSUAL refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. from the gratification or indulgence of physical appetites: a sensual delight in eating; sensual excesses. SENSUOUS refers, favorably or literally, to what is experienced through the senses: sensuous impressions; sensuous poetry. VOLUPTUOUS implies the luxurious gratification of sensuous or sensual desires: voluptuous joys; voluptuous beauty. See also carnal. 2. lascivious. |
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