phallic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to, or characteristic of the penis. not-comparable
    — A little later the phallic explanation of everything came into fashion. The deities were all polite names for the organs and powers of procreation.
  2. Shaped like an erect human penis. not-comparable
    — My mother has a very phallic salt shaker.
  3. Relating to or exhibiting masculine or patriarchal traits, seen metaphorically as seated in the male genitalia. not-comparable
    — Opposing the war in El Salvador and opposing the phallic aggression everywhere.

词源

Etymology tree
English phallus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English phallic
From phallus (“penis”) + -ic.
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