prurient

C2

a. 好色的, 渴望的

发音

UK /ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/
US /ˈpɹʊɹ.i.ənt/

词形变化

more prurient 比较级 most prurient 最高级

释义与例句

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.

    挑逗的

  2. 2.

    Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.

  3. 3.

    Curious, especially inappropriately so.

词汇关系

形容词

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“itch”).

来源:wiktionary