sultry
/ˈsʌltrɪ/adjective
( sultrier, sultriest)
1
- (of the air or weather) hot and humid（空气, 天气）闷热的, 湿热的。
2
- (of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature（人, 尤指女性）性感的, 能引起性欲的。
派生词
sultrily
adverbsultriness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from obsolete sulter 'swelter'.