ve·ne·re·al /vəˈnɪriəl/
(a.)性交的,性病的
ve·ne·re·al /vəˈnɪrɪəl/ 形容詞
性病的,性交的
Ve·ne·re·al a.
1. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to sexual intercourse.
Into the snare I fell
Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,
Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton.
2. Med. (a) Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal disease; venereal virus or poison. (b) Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal medicines.
3. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.
4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists Venus. [Obs.]
Ve·ne·re·al, n. Med. The venereal disease; syphilis.
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venereal
adj : of or relating to the external sex organs; "genital herpes";
"venereal disease" [syn: genital]