erotica

/ɪˈrɒtɪkə/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈrɑːtɪkə/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈrä-ti-kə/ (ame, mw)

erotica — noun

1. novels, artwork, films, and similar creative works that are meant to create sexu

1.名詞B2
釋義

novels, artwork, films, and similar creative works that are meant to create sexual excitement through the way they present sexual subjects.

例句

The novelist became famous for writing erotica set in Victorian England.

collocation: writing erotica

Nkechi's private library contained a small collection of classic erotica from the 1920s.

同義詞
  • pornography

    more explicit content focused purely on sexual acts, often with a negative or dismissive tone

  • erotic art

    narrower — refers specifically to visual artworks rather than books or films

  • erotic literature

    narrower — refers only to written works, not film or visual art

文法句型

erotica + singular verb

a piece / work / collection of erotica

用法筆記

Erotica is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb. It differs from 'pornography' in suggesting artistic or literary intent, though the boundary between the two is widely debated and varies by cultural context.

常見錯誤

❌She has a large collection of eroticas.
✅She has a large collection of erotica.
💡erotica is an uncountable noun and does not take a plural -s ending.
❌Erotica are becoming more popular online.
✅Erotica is becoming more popular online.
💡even though the word ends in -a, it is treated as a singular uncountable noun.