单词 | Lesbian |
释义 | Lesbian /lez"bee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Lesbos. 2. (usually l.c.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of female homosexuality. 3. (usually l.c.) erotic; sensual. n. 4. an inhabitant of Lesbos. 5. (usually l.c.) a female homosexual. [1595-1605; < L Lesbi(us) Lesbian ( < Gk Lésbios, equiv. to Lésb(os) LESBOS + -ios adj. suffix) + -AN; (defs. 2, 5) alluding to the poet Sappho of Lesbos, whose verse deals largely with her emotional relationships with other women] |
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