| 单词 | libidinous |
| 释义 | libidinous (once / 28412 pages) adj When you're libidinous you're driven by your libido, meaning your sex drive. When you describe someone as libidinous, it's usually not a compliment, since the word suggests being out of control with lust and desire. The proverbial "dirty old man" exemplifies libidinous gone wrong. It's not that lust is necessarily bad, but making a fool of yourself is. The word libidinous comes from the Latin word libido, meaning "desire," a word the world relearned from Sigmund Freud in the early 1900s. Freud believed that the libido — sexual energy — is one of the powerful motivating forces for people and that psychological health is determined by how well a person controls and focuses it. WORD FAMILYlibidinous: libidinously+/libido: libidinal, libidinous, libidos USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s old news that women can be as raunchy and libidinous as men. The New Yorker(Sep 26, 2016) The Playboy Mansion’s history as a den of iniquity is true, but most of the more libidinous stories date from the distant past. New York Times(Jul 30, 2016) Republicans, who once reveled in characterizing Democrats as libidinous and anti-family, are downplaying the very social issues that once helped them at the polls. US News(Jul 08, 2016) adj driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires libidinous orgies Syn lascivious, lewd, lustful sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
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