| 单词 | cantharidize |
| 释义 | > as lemmascanˈtharidize canˈtharidize v. to affect or treat with cantharides (esp. as an aphrodisiac); also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)] > make piquantly exciting farcea1340 seasonc1520 spice1529 sauce?1534 salt1576 savour1578 cantharidize1812 whoosh1909 zap1979 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > imbue with vigour or force [verb (transitive)] > make more piquant or poignant farcea1340 sprinkle1605 cantharidize1812 pepper1835 acuminate1879 1812 R. Southey Omniana II. ccxxv. 223 He may..very probably have cantharidized it [the language of a book] to the taste of the French court. 1832 Mitford Parnell's Poems (Aldine ed.) Life 37 (note) He has cantharadised the story. < as lemmas |
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