lechery
lechery — noun
1. a strong and uncontrolled desire for sexual activity, especially when a person c
a strong and uncontrolled desire for sexual activity, especially when a person cares only about their own pleasure and offends others
The old king's lechery was well known among the servants at the palace.
Vivek refused to watch the film because of its celebration of violence and lechery.
co-occurrence with 'violence' in disapproving contexts
Historians wrote about the emperor's lechery and how it damaged his reputation.
Baraka warned the young man that his habit of lechery would bring him trouble.
At the trial, witnesses described the minister's lechery toward young women in his office.
- lust
focuses more on the inner feeling or desire; lechery emphasizes outward behaviour
- lewdness
refers specifically to crude or offensive sexual acts or talk; lechery is broader in scope
- debauchery
implies excessive pleasure in many forms (drink, sex, gambling); lechery is purely sexual
- lasciviousness
more formal, describes a quality or tendency; lechery suggests a habitual pattern
用法筆記
Used disapprovingly, mainly in formal, literary, or historical contexts. The word is almost always applied to men and carries a strong moral judgment.