lascivious
みだらな
解説 Definition
性的にみだらで好色なさま。淫らな欲望を露骨に示す。
Lascivious means showing strong sexual interest in a way that seems unpleasant, uncontrolled, or morally inappropriate. It is usually used to describe looks, behavior, or writing. The word is formal and has a clearly negative meaning.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず lewd や lustful に近い仲間として覚えると定着しやすい語です。語尾 -ious は serious, curious, obvious などと同じで、「その性質を強く帯びた」形容詞の形。使いどころは a lascivious look / grin / remark のように、視線・笑み・発言が露骨に性的で下品だと言う場面です。sexy や sensual のような中立・肯定寄りの語ではなく、かなり非難的で「好色でいやらしい」という嫌悪感がこもる語だとセットで覚えると混同しにくくなります。
Group it with words like `lewd` and `lustful`, not with neutral words like `sexy`. The `-ious` ending is common in adjectives such as `serious` and `curious`, so it helps you recognize the form. It often appears in phrases like `a lascivious look` or `a lascivious grin`, which gives it a strong negative tone.
例文
The court found his lascivious behavior toward colleagues to be grounds for dismissal.
裁判所は同僚に対する彼のみだらな行為を解雇の根拠と認めた。
The novel was banned for its lascivious content that was deemed inappropriate.
その小説はみだらな内容が不適切と見なされ、発禁処分を受けた。
His lascivious remarks made everyone at the dinner table uncomfortable.
彼のみだらな発言は、食卓にいた全員を不快にさせた。
lascivious の類義語・関連語
lascivious の語源・成り立ち Etymology
lascivious は中世ラテン語 lasciviosus を経て、ラテン語 lascivia「みだらさ・ふざけ」を語源とします。語幹 lasciv- は「奔放に戯れる」感覚をもち、語尾 -ous が「〜に満ちた」を添えるので、「欲情や放縦に満ちた」が今の意味です。関連は lust、lasciviousness。
Lascivious comes from Medieval Latin lasciviosus, from Latin lascivia, meaning "playfulness," "wantonness," or "sexual looseness." The root first suggested uncontrolled playful behavior, and later the meaning narrowed toward strong sexual desire or moral looseness. The ending -ous adds the sense of being full of that quality.
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