sensuously
sensuously — 副詞
1. giving pleasure through direct appeal to the bodily senses — sight, touch, or sm
感官地
經由身體感官獲得美感地
giving pleasure through direct appeal to the bodily senses — sight, touch, or smell, for example — rather than through intellectual appreciation
The warm bathwater was sensuously scented with lavender and rose petals.
溫暖的洗澡水中加入了薰衣草和玫瑰花瓣，散發出愉悅感官的香氣。
collocation: sensuously + scented (smell)
Rin ran her fingers over the sensuously smooth surface of the marble table.
Rin 用手指撫摸大理石桌面，感受那感官上光滑的質地。
pattern: sensuously + adjective (smooth)
Mira closed her eyes and listened to the sensuously rich tones of the cello.
Mira 閉上眼睛，聆聽大提琴觸動感官的豐厚音色。
pattern: sensuously + adjective (rich, sound)
At the fabric store, Keiko ran her palm over the sensuously soft velvet and sighed with pleasure.
在布莊裡，Keiko 用手掌撫過那塊感官柔軟的天鵝絨，滿足地嘆了口氣。
collocation: sensuously + soft (tactile, everyday scenario)
Nellie bit into the ripe mango and savored its sensuously sweet juice.
Nellie 咬了一口成熟的芒果，感受它感官上甜美多汁的口感。
- ~ scented
- ~ smooth
- ~ rich
- ~ textured
- ~ sweet
- ~ carved
- ~ curved
- pleasurably
places emphasis on experiencing enjoyment rather than on the senses themselves
- luxuriously
adds a connotation of richness or indulgence not present in 'sensuously'
- intellectually
describes engagement with the mind rather than the physical senses
文法句型
sensuously + adjective describing sensory quality
verb + sensuously describing physical movement
用法筆記
Frequently paired with adjectives describing tactile qualities (smooth, soft, rich) or verbs of sensory perception (scented, textured). Contrast with sense 2, where the focus shifts from aesthetic appreciation to sexual suggestion.
常見錯誤
2. done or expressed so as to suggest physical desire or romantic intimacy, especia
挑逗地
暗示或流露情感慾望地
done or expressed so as to suggest physical desire or romantic intimacy, especially of a sexual kind — often through movement, voice, or appearance
Yara moved sensuously across the dance floor, drawing everyone's eyes.
Yara 挑逗地在舞池中移動，吸引了所有人的目光。
verb pattern: moved + sensuously (body movement)
The actor spoke in a low, sensuously husky voice that silenced the room.
那位演員用低沉而挑逗的沙啞嗓音說話，讓全場安靜了下來。
pattern: sensuously + adjective (husky, voice)
Padma ran a hand through her hair in a sensuously slow, deliberate gesture.
Padma 用手指緩慢而挑逗地撥過自己的頭髮。
Hannah slowly peeled an orange, her fingers moving sensuously over the skin.
Hannah 慢慢地剝橘子，她的手指挑逗地在果皮上游移。
verb pattern: moving + sensuously (hands)
Salma traced a finger slowly and sensuously along the rim of her wine glass.
Salma 用指尖緩慢而挑逗地沿著酒杯邊緣滑過。
verb pattern: traced + sensuously (gesture, sensual suggestion)
- moved ~
- danced ~
- ~ slow
- ~ husky
- ~ quiet
- dressed ~
- spoke ~
- seductively
implies a deliberate intent to attract, while 'sensuously' can be an unconscious quality
- provocatively
suggests a stronger, more obvious challenge or invitation
- chastely
describes behavior that avoids any physical or sexual suggestion
文法句型
verb of movement + sensuously
sensuously + adjective describing tone or manner
用法筆記
Frequently appears in descriptions of dance, voice, gestures, and physical interaction. The sexual connotation is stronger than in sense 1, but still implicit rather than explicit — the word suggests rather than states sexual interest.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- verb + sensuously (moved ~, danced ~, spoke ~)
- sensuously + adjective (~ smooth, ~ rich, ~ husky, ~ sweet, ~ slow)