mid-15c., from Middle French lascivieux or directly from Late Latin lasciviosus (used in a scolding sense by Isidore and other early Church writers), from Latin lascivia "lewdness, playfulness, frolicsomeness, jolity," from lascivus "lewd, playful, frolicsome, wanton," from PIE *las-ko-, from *las- "to be eager, wanton, or unruly" (cognates: Sanskrit -lasati "yearns," lasati "plays, frolics," Hittite ilaliya- "to desire, covet," Greek laste "harlot," Old Church Slavonic laska "flattery," Slovak laska "love," Old Irish lainn "greedy," Gothic lustus, Old English lust "lust"). Related: Lasciviously; lasciviousness. In 17c. also with a verbal form, lasciviate.
实用例句
1. The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable.
这个人是一个欲壑难填的变态色情狂。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Scaccia kept telling Humboldt that she was still in New York and doing lascivious thing.
斯卡西亚一直向洪堡报告,她仍然在纽约干荒淫无耻的勾当.
来自辞典例句
3. In his old age Cato became lascivious and misconducted himself with a woman slave.
到了晚年,卡托沉溺于女色,跟一个女奴私通.
来自辞典例句
4. I was there to protect her from the importunities of lascivious men.
我在那里保护她,不受那些好色男子的纠缠不休.
来自互联网
5. Is lascivious online content, traditionally on top, losing its lustre?
