单词 | antaphrodisiac |
释义 | antaphrodisiac, a. and n.|ˌæntæfrəʊˈdɪzɪæk| Also anti-aph-. [mod. f. ant- + Gr. ἀϕροδισιακ-ός, f. ἀϕροδίσιος venereal, f. ἀϕροδίτη Venus.] A. adj. Tending to counteract venereal desire.
1742Bailey, Antaphrodisiack, a Term given to Medicines that extinguish Venereal Desires: also Antivenereal. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 12 The whole of this order [the water lily tribe] has the reputation of being antiaphrodisiac. B. n. A medicine or application so used.
1753in Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1788Edinb. New Disp. (1791) 119 These seeds have been celebrated as antiphrodisiacs. |

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