salacious
/səˈleɪʃəs/adjective
1- (of writing, pictures, or talk) treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the subject(文章, 图画, 言谈)诲淫的, 淫秽的:
salacious stories.
淫秽故事。
1.1
- lustful; lecherous好色的, 淫荡的:
his salacious grin faltered.
他那淫荡的龇牙咧嘴的笑收了起来。
派生词
salaciously
adverbsalaciousness
nounsalacity
noun (dated 〈旧〉)词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin salax, salac- (from salire 'to leap') + -IOUS.