"lust" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 色慾
• 強烈渴望 (性)

Definition

一種強烈、通常是性的渴望。有時也指對某事非常強烈的渴望，不只限於性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、文學或道德語境，主要指性慾。有時也形容對權力、金錢的強烈渴望。請勿和“愛”或“喜歡”混淆。

Examples

He was overcome with lust.

他被**色慾**所支配。

Some people have a lust for power.

有些人對權力充滿了**渴望**。

Lust is one of the seven deadly sins.

**色慾**是七宗罪之一。

There’s a big difference between lust and real love.

**色慾**和真正的愛有很大區別。

He looked at her not with love, but with lust in his eyes.

他看她不是帶著愛，而是帶著**色慾**的眼神。

Sometimes people mistake lust for attraction, but it’s not the same.

有時候人們把**色慾**誤認為吸引力，其實並不一樣。