venereal

FREQ #33690

a. 性爱的, 性交的, 性病的, 生殖器的 [医] 性病的, 性交的

发音

UK /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
UK /vɪ-/
US /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/

别名

veneral venereall venerial

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.

  2. 2.

    Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

    性病的

    a venereal medicine

  3. 3.

    Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.

    废旧 宗教 哲学
  4. 4.

    Of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).

    废旧 化学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

genital

相关短语

venereal disease 性病, 花柳病 [医] 性病 venereal diseases brick venereal disease

词源

From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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