Word · Frequency #22423
Fully loadedcarnal
肉体的；肉欲的
核心释义
of or relating to the body or flesh
- 1.
与身体尤其是性欲或活动有关的。
Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities.
- 2.
世俗的或尘世的；暂时的。
Worldly or earthly; temporal.
- 3.
与身体或肉体有关的。
Of or relating to the body or flesh.
与身体尤其是性欲或活动有关的。；世俗的或尘世的；暂时的。；与身体或肉体有关的。；肉体的；肉欲的；[医] 肉的
用法In use
He tried to suppress his carnal urges and focus on his work.
用法提示：carnal 作定语修饰 urges，表示‘肉欲的’。
The attraction between them was purely carnal.
用法提示：carnal 作表语，表示‘肉体的’。
The film explores the line between spiritual love and carnal desire.
用法提示：carnal 作定语修饰 desire，表示‘肉欲的’。
carnal + noun
carnal 常与 desire, pleasure, sin 等名词搭配。
He was tormented by carnal desires.
他被肉欲折磨。
be carnal
作表语时强调肉体而非精神层面。
Their relationship was purely carnal, lacking emotional depth.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- carnal desires
- 肉体的欲望；情欲
- He struggled to resist his carnal desires.他努力抗拒自己的情欲。
- carnal pleasures
- 肉体的享乐；感官之乐
- The book warns against the pursuit of carnal pleasures.这本书告诫人们不要追求肉体的享乐。
- carnal appetites
- 肉体的欲望；性欲
- The monk tried to suppress his carnal appetites.这位僧侣试图克制自己的性欲。
- carnal knowledge
- 性交；肉体关系
- The statute defined carnal knowledge as a criminal act.该法规将性交定为犯罪行为。
- carnal nature
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
carnal 听起来像‘卡肉’，联想肉被卡住，即‘肉体的、肉欲的’——记住 carnal 与 flesh/sex 相关。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious writing、legal writing、literary texts carnal 是正式用词，多出现在书面或正式场合，常修饰欲望、享乐、肉体关系等。宗教和文学文本中比较常见；在固定搭配 carnal knowledge 中用于法律语境。日常口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, carnival /ˈkɑːnɪvəl/, carnation /kɑːˈneɪʃən/, and carnivore /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/ all begin with the same /kɑːn/ sound as carnal in British English, but the vowel after /n/ differs, so they are not rhymes. Card and carpet share only the initial /kɑː/ spelling-to-sound pattern. Canal is a lookalike with the same -al spelling but is pronounced /kəˈnæl/, so it does not rhyme. No exact rhyme was found.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.