aphrodisiacal

基本解释

• adj. 引起性欲的
• n. 引起性欲的药物或食品

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Ancient South American civilisations prized them so much for their medicinal and aphrodisiacal properties, they even used them as currency.
  古代南美文明对于其药用价值相当推崇，甚至将之作为货币进行交换。
• Although this aphrodisiacal effect of red may be a product of societal conditioning alone, the authors argue that men's response to red more likely stems from deeper biological roots.
  尽管红色所产生的激情效应可能单单是社会条件作用的产物，但作者主张，男性对红色的反应更可能源于其生物学根底。
• People who do not know when to leave an organisation frequently crash and burn. People who jump before they are pushed have a good chance of leaping to yet another aphrodisiacal throne.
  另外还得知道什么时候该全身而退，不懂得适时离开一个组织的人通常输得很惨，最后颜面尽失，而在别人赶你走之前自己跳槽的人往往很有可能跳上另一个权力的宝座。

权威例句

• In medieval times men were said to push herbs, mushrooms and other purportedly aphrodisiacal potions on women.
  FORBES: Quest for Desire