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be an aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac 作名词时为可数名词，常用单数形式与不定冠词连用。
Some people believe chocolate is an aphrodisiac.
有些人认为巧克力是春药。
春药；催欲剂
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
春药；催欲剂
a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
Some people believe chocolate is an aphrodisiac.
有些人认为巧克力是春药。
春药,催欲剂:通常指食物或药物,具有激发性欲的作用。
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
激发性欲的药物或其他制剂
a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
He joked that the spicy soup must be an aphrodisiac, since everyone seemed to be flirting afterward.
他开玩笑说，那碗辣汤一定是催欲剂，因为之后大家似乎都在调情。
Oysters have long been called an aphrodisiac, though scientists still debate whether they really work.
牡蛎一直被称为春药，不过科学家仍在争论它们是否真的有效。
The old book claimed that a mixture of honey and herbs was a powerful aphrodisiac.
那本旧书声称，蜂蜜和草药混合而成的东西是一种强力春药。
aphrodisiac 作名词时为可数名词，常用单数形式与不定冠词连用。
Some people believe chocolate is an aphrodisiac.
有些人认为巧克力是春药。
act as 意为“起到…的作用”，后接名词或名词短语。
The scent is said to act as an aphrodisiac.
据说这种气味能起到催欲剂的作用。
作形容词时，aphrodisiac 常放在 effect、properties 等名词前，表示“激发性欲的”。
The spice is believed to have an aphrodisiac effect on those who eat it.
这种香料被认为对食用者具有催欲效果。
Not this
This kind of tea can aphrodisiac people.
Use this
This kind of tea can be an aphrodisiac.
aphrodisiac 是名词或形容词，不是动词；表达“催情”可用 be an aphrodisiac 或 aphrodisiac 作形容词修饰名词。
Not this
He took aphrodisiac before the date.
Use this
He took an aphrodisiac before the date.
aphrodisiac 是可数名词，单数前需加冠词 an；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
天然催欲剂
Chocolate is often called a natural aphrodisiac.
巧克力常被称为天然催欲剂。
强效催欲剂
Oysters are said to be a powerful aphrodisiac.
据说牡蛎是强效催欲剂。
催欲特性
Some herbs are believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
人们认为某些草药具有催欲特性。
催欲作用
Ginseng is thought to have an aphrodisiac effect.
人们认为人参有催欲作用。
用作春药
In ancient times, the plant was used as an aphrodisiac.
在古代，这种植物被用作春药。
被称为催欲剂
Truffles have long been known as an aphrodisiac.
松露长期以来一直被称为催欲剂。
权力是最强的春药
Many political biographies suggest that, for those who reach the top, power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
许多政治传记表明，对登上高位的人来说，权力是最强的春药。
权力是终极春药。
This famous line, often attributed to American statesman Henry Kissinger, suggests that having power makes a person more desirable.
这句名言常被认为是美国政治家亨利·基辛格所说，意思是拥有权力会让人更有吸引力。
Use aphrodisiac naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想到爱神阿佛洛狄忒（Aphrodite），开头aphro-提醒你这是催情之物，吃了想恋爱。
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical and health writing、everyday talk about food or medicines 该词通常用于医学或健康类书面语，日常口语中谈到某些食物或药物时也会用到；语气比较中性，没有明显的俚俗或过度正式感。
None of these rhymes with aphrodisiac /ˌæfroʊˈdiziæk/; they only share the final spelling -iac. Zodiac and cardiac look close (both end /diæk/), and maniac, insomniac, and hypochondriac end /niæk/ or /driæk/, while elegiac is pronounced /dʒaɪək/. Do not judge the sound by the spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.