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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary am·a·to·ry DATE 1599 : of, relating to, or expressing sexual love amatory adventures English Etymology amatory c.1500, "pertaining to love" (especially sexual love), from L.amatorius "loving," from amator "a lover" (see Amy). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 amatory ama·tory / 5AmEtEri; NAmE -tC:ri / adjective[only before noun] (formal or humorous) relating to or connected with sexual desire or activity 性欲的；性爱的: his amatory exploits 他的性爱业绩 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged am·a·to·ry \ˈaməˌtōrē, -ȯr-, -ri\ adjective or am·a·to·ri·ous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷rēəs\; also am·a·to·ri·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əl\ Etymology: amatory, amatorious from Latin amatorius, from amatus (past. participle of amare to love) + -orius -ory; amatorial from Latin amatorius + English -al : of, relating to, or expressing sexual love < the amatory affairs of youth > < an anthology of amatory poems > |
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