sexy

形容词 adj.
/ˈsɛk.sɪ/    /ˈsɛk.si/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having sex appeal; attractive.
    — The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.
  2. Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six. not-comparable
    — (73,79) is a sexy prime pair.
  3. Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
    — The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car.
  4. Sexual; relating to or involving sex. rare
    — He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.

词形变化

sexier comparative sexiest superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder.
Proto-Italic *seksus
Latin sexusder.
Old French sexeder.
Middle English sexe
English sex
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English sexy
From sex + -y.
词源 2
From Latin sex (“six”) + -y, intended as a pun.
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