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单词
salaciously
释义
salacious
sa‧la‧cious
/
səˈleɪʃəs
/
adjective
formal
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
salacious
Origin:
1600-1700
Latin
salax
‘liking to jump, full of sexual desire’
, from
salire
‘to jump’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
The tabloid newspapers love
salacious
gossip.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Around the bar, the sweating, red and white faces of the male tourists turn upwards in
salacious
worship.
His
salacious
grin faltered then disappeared and he glared at her, furious with himself for being tricked so easily.
Once more, she tries to lull herself into dreamland via a
salacious
scenario starring herself and Riva.
Some papers seek out extra
salacious
background.
We agreed to these conditions, and tried to think of
salacious
things for Ted to tell Jean.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
►
salacious gossip
the media’s love of
salacious gossip
showing too much interest in sex
:
the media’s love of
salacious gossip
—
salaciously
adverb
—
salaciousness
noun
[uncountable]
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