| 单词 | sex appeal |
| 例句 | sex appeal noun •central to these cigarette ads is sex appeal:sexiness, seductiveness, sexual attractiveness, desirability, sensuality, sexuality | informal it, SA.WORD NOTE pulchritude While very useful as a synonym for sex appeal, it shouldn't be understood to mean sexy in the manner of the modern desiccated zombie-eyed runway model. Indeed, it stands as a rebuke to that contemporary beauty standard, evoking as it does the plush, statuesque overabundance associated with Broadway chorines of an earlier era. As a bonus you also catch a whiff of the trying-to-be-euphemistic-but-still-vulgar vaudeville patrons ogling them. — DAConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.WORD NOTE See |
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