sex symbol
sex symbol — 名詞
1. a well-known person, often a film star or singer, whom large numbers of people f
性感偶像
因外貌而廣受大眾愛慕的名人
a well-known person, often a film star or singer, whom large numbers of people find physically very attractive and desire.
In the 1950s, the young actress Yuna became Hollywood's biggest sex symbol almost overnight.
在1950年代，年輕的女演員 Yuna 幾乎一夜之間就成了好萊塢最紅的性感偶像。
describing someone who is widely desired for their looks
Kevin hated being treated as a sex symbol rather than a serious actor.
Kevin 討厭被當成性感偶像，而不是一位認真的演員。
object of 'treated as' showing how others view the person
The magazine voted the football captain the country's leading sex symbol three years running.
那本雜誌連續三年票選這位足球隊長為全國頭號性感偶像。
Decades after her films, the late singer Paloma remains a powerful sex symbol for older fans.
在她的電影問世數十年後，已故歌手 Paloma 對年長的歌迷來說仍是強大的性感偶像。
Posters of the new pop star, the latest teenage sex symbol, covered Yara's bedroom wall.
這位新流行歌星、也就是最新的青少年性感偶像，他的海報貼滿了 Yara 的臥室牆面。
- heartthrob
usually a young, attractive man admired by many fans
- pin-up
someone whose photo is displayed because of their looks; slightly older-fashioned
- bombshell
informal, usually for a strikingly attractive woman
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a celebrity (actor, singer, model, or athlete); the term describes how the public sees a famous person, not an ordinary acquaintance.