- aphrodisiac (n.)
[aphrodisiac 词源字典]
- 1719, from Greek aphrodisiakos "inducing sexual desire," from aphrodisios, "pertaining to Aphrodite; sexual pleasure; a temple of Aphrodite," Greek goddess of love and beauty. As an adjective from 1830 (earlier was aphrodisical, 1719)[aphrodisiac etymology, aphrodisiac origin, 英语词源]