| 单词 | sex symbol |
| 释义 | > as lemmassex symbol sex symbol n. (a) a symbol that represents sex, or (the attributes of) a particular sex (now rare); (b) a person widely regarded as the epitome of sexual attractiveness and glamour (now the usual sense). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > [noun] > symbol with sexual signification sex symbol1871 the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > sex appeal > sex symbol sex symbol1871 pin-up1943 1871 J. H. Jones Kingdom of Heaven 14 It resulted inevitably, therefore, that..the woman, the sex-symbol of the spirit, should become the slave of the man, the sex-symbol of the flesh. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. xx. 442 Men..might regard her as nothing but sex symbol; she regarded herself as an intelligence. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 94/2 The ‘line’ [of chorus girls] itself..is even more basic than the sex symbol of the flower. 1976 N. Botham & P. Donnelly Valentino i. 12 The olive skin of the man who would..become the world's first and most enduring sex symbol. 2000 Daily Tel. 23 Nov. 5/2 Once a cone bra-wearing sex symbol.., she [sc. Madonna] now talks about little but her forthcoming marriage. < as lemmas |
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