sensual

IPA/ˈsenʃuəl/
KK[sˈɛnʃəwəl]IPA/ˈsenʃuəl/

sensual — 形容詞

  • sensualpositive
  • more sensualcomparative
  • most sensualsuperlative

1. relating to the pleasure people feel through their physical senses — especially

1.形容詞B2
釋義

感官的

透過身體感官引起愉悅的

relating to the pleasure people feel through their physical senses — especially the kind of pleasure connected to sexual desire or satisfaction.

例句

Amira spoke in a low, slow voice with a sensual quality that silenced the room.

Amira 用低沉而緩慢的嗓音說話，帶有感官的魅力，讓整個房間安靜了下來。

collocation: sensual voice / sensual quality

Tara's dance movements were slow and sensual, drawing surprised gasps from the watching crowd.

Tara 的舞步既緩慢又性感，令圍觀的群眾發出驚嘆。

collocation: sensual movements

常見搭配
  • sensual pleasure
  • sensual experience
  • sensual voice
  • sensual dance
  • sensual movement
  • sensual feel
  • sensual touch
  • sensual scene
  • sensual quality
同義詞
  • voluptuous

    focuses on a curvy, attractive body shape that gives sensual pleasure, especially describing a woman's figure

  • erotic

    more directly and explicitly sexual than 'sensual,' often describing art, images, or literature

  • seductive

    describes something that deliberately tries to attract someone sexually

  • carnal

    formal and literary; emphasizes the physical or bodily appetites as opposed to the spiritual

反義詞
  • chaste

    describes something pure, modest, and free from sexual suggestion

  • ascetic

    describes a lifestyle that rejects physical pleasures for spiritual or religious reasons

  • spiritual

    relating to the soul or inner self rather than the body or physical senses

文法句型

sensual + noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'sensuous.' While both relate to the senses, 'sensuous' describes aesthetic or artistic pleasure (e.g., the sensuous beauty of a painting), whereas 'sensual' involves physical or sexual gratification.

常見錯誤

The sensuous pleasure of a hot bath relaxed her completely.' (when meaning physical comfort)
The sensual pleasure of a hot bath relaxed her completely.
For physical bodily pleasure (not artistic), use 'sensual.'
The building's sensual curves pleased the architecture critics.' (when meaning aesthetic)
The building's sensuous curves pleased the architecture critics.
For visual or artistic beauty without sexual suggestion, use 'sensuous.'

同根字

  • sensuality
    名詞C1
  • sensualist
    名詞C1
  • sensually
    副詞C1
  • sensuous
    形容詞B2
  • sensuousness
    名詞C1

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常用片語

  • have a sensual quality
  • sensual in nature