Word · Frequency #23400
Fully loadedaphrodisiac
春药；催欲剂
a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
- 1.
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.
春药,催欲剂:通常指食物或药物,具有激发性欲的作用。
- 2.
a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
激发性欲的药物或其他制剂
春药,催欲剂:通常指食物或药物,具有激发性欲的作用。；激发性欲的药物或其他制剂；摧欲剂；春药
In use
He joked that the spicy soup must be an aphrodisiac, since everyone seemed to be flirting afterward.
Oysters have long been called an aphrodisiac, though scientists still debate whether they really work.
The old book claimed that a mixture of honey and herbs was a powerful aphrodisiac.
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。
act as an aphrodisiac
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。
have an aphrodisiac effect on sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- a natural aphrodisiac
- 天然催欲剂
- Chocolate is often called a natural aphrodisiac.巧克力常被称为天然催欲剂。
- a powerful aphrodisiac
- 强效催欲剂
- Oysters are said to be a powerful aphrodisiac.据说牡蛎是强效催欲剂。
- aphrodisiac properties
- 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。
- aphrodisiac effect
- 催欲作用
- Ginseng is thought to have an aphrodisiac effect.人们认为人参有催欲作用。
- used as an aphrodisiac
- 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。
- known as an aphrodisiac
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.