sensual

sensual
[ˈsɛnsjʊəl, -ʃʊəl]
adjective

of or arousing gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure
撩人的；情欲的
the production of the ballet is sensual and passionate.
那部芭蕾作品又刺激又充满激情。

派生
sensualism
noun
sensualist
noun
sensualize
verb

sensually
adverb
语源

late Middle English (in the sense 'sensory'): from late Latin sensualis, from sensus (see sense)

用法

The words sensual and sensuous are frequently used interchangeably to mean ‘gratifying the senses’, especially in a sexual sense. Strictly speaking, this goes against a traditional distinction, by which sensuous is a more neutral term, meaning ‘relating to the senses rather than the intellect’, as in swimming is a beautiful, sensuous experiencewhile sensual relates to gratification of the senses, especially sexually, as in a sensual massageIn fact the word sensuous is thought to have been invented by Milton (1641) in a deliberate attempt to avoid the sexual overtones of sensual. In practice, the connotations are such that it is difficult to use sensuous in this sense. While traditionalists struggle to maintain a distinction, the evidence from the British National Corpus and elsewhere suggests that the ‘neutral’ use of sensuous is rare in modern English. If a neutral use is intended it is advisable to use alternative wording

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