venereal的词源

英文词源

venereal

venereal: [15] Latin venus meant ‘love, charm’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo- European base as produced English wish and winsome and Sanskrit vānchā ‘wish’). It was not that common as a generic term, its most familiar role being as the name of the Roman goddess of love. From it was derived venereus ‘of sexual love or sexual intercourse’, which English borrowed and adapted as venereal.

The term venereal disease dates from the mid 17th century. Other contributions made by Latin venus to English include venerable [15] and venerate [17] (from Latin venerārī ‘revere’, a derivative of venus), venial [13], and possibly venom.
=> venerate, venial, venus, winsome, wish

venereal (adj.)

early 15c., "of or pertaining to sexual desire or intercourse," from Latin venereus, venerius "of Venus; of sexual love," from venus (genitive veneris) "sexual love, sexual desire" (see Venus). Used of sexually transmitted diseases from 1650s. Related: Venereally.

中文词源

venereal（性的）：罗马神话中的爱与美女神维纳斯

阿芙洛狄忒在古罗马神话中被称为“维纳斯”（Venus）。金星就是用她的名字命名的。从她的名字中还产生了一些跟性爱有关的单词，如venereal diseases（性病）。

Venus：['viːnəs]n.金星，维纳斯

venereal：[vəˈnɪəriəl]adj.性欲的，性交的，由性交传染的

venereal diseases：性病，缩写为VD

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：venereal 词源，venereal 含义。

venereal：性病的

缩写自venereal disease,来自拉丁语venus,美丽，爱慕，渴求，词源同Venus,引申词义性爱的。

venereal：性交传染的；性病的

在古罗马时期，爱与美的女神Venus深受罗马人民和帝王崇拜。为了纪念她，罗马人将最亮的行星——金星命名为Venus。用拉丁文写诗的诗人把她的名字用作“性爱”（sexual love）的同义词。

venereal是Venus的形容词形式，源自拉丁语venereus，中世纪时进入英语。根据占星学，命属金星宫的人（one born under the planet Venus）比较好色。venereal最初也用以表示“好色的”，但此义如今已被废弃，现在多用于“由性交引起的”、“性交传染的”、“性病的”等义。（参见jovial）

venereal：性病的

缩写自 venereal disease,来自拉丁语 venus,美丽，爱慕，渴求，词源同 Venus.引申词义性爱的。