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词汇 fetish
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Definition of fetish in English:

fetish

noun ˈfɛtɪʃˈfɛdɪʃ
  • 1A form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.

    恋物(指一种用某一物体、某款衣服或身体的某个部位等来获得满足的变态性欲)

    a man with a fetish for surgical masks
    a foot fetish
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this remake of Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Adam Sandler's inheritance includes John Turturro as a butler with a fetish for men's feet.
    • She soon learns of an underground society of sex addicts, led by Knoxville, who will stop at nothing to fulfill their various sexual fantasies and fetishes.
    • As you can see, there is no mention of sexual fetishes or fantasies of any kind.
    • In that time, we've taken a look at a wide array of sexual fetishes ranging from the unnerving to the truly horrifying to the baffling.
    • Necrophile attractions - in common with other paraphilic sexual fetishes - tend to manifest at an early age.
    • I couldn't care less about his consensual, adult sexual fetishes.
    • Do you want to know a tick-list of their sexual fetishes?
    • At times, customers visited the clubs seeking gratification of certain fetishes such as the desire to interact with a dominant woman or to experience public humiliation or pain.
    • His bondage art often captures that exact aesthetic I previously described, which I consider nearly a fetish in and of itself.
    • Erogenous zones should be distinguished from sexual fetishes.
    • He noted that sexual fetishes, no matter how weird they might seem, were an expression of one's individuality.
    • Here are answers to your questions about attraction, sexuality, mindcontrol, foot fetishes and more.
    • No, we're referring to that twilight world of bizarre fetishes and sexual practices.
    Synonyms
    fixation, sexual fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania
    weakness, fancy, taste, fascination, craze, fad
    French idée fixe
    informal thing, hang-up
    1. 1.1 An excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing.
      the western fetish for all things North African
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She had a fetish for fixing things up when they didn't look right.
      • I always had a fetish for coconut and lamingtons were covered with coconut…
      • About the time we should have been taking on grownup responsibilities we made a fetish of resisting the Establishment.
      • Everyone walks in darkness, with habits that have become fetishes.
      • First off, one of my favourite film fetishes is returning, big time.
      • It seemed as if she had a fetish for small Manila folders.
      • A billionaire who had a fetish for huge buildings and computerized offices wasn't likely to do much meditation.
      • The Prime Minister, who seems to make a fetish of showing that power is not incompatible with panache, is (or so his spokesman says) a Stones fan.
      • I had a fetish for basketball till 8th grade, and was the best girl in the school at it.
      • The author has a fetish for war-machines, preferably old-fashioned ones, and the book is written solely to maximise his pleasure.
      • The nation-head must exercise caution before making personal dietary fetishes into what become political statements.
  • 2An inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.

    物神(指因为具有所谓的灵气或灵魂而受人崇拜的非生命物体)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When his mother sold him to white men, she told him to thank and worship the fetishes, objects believed to have magical powers by primitive people, because they will make him happy.
    • Charms, talismans, fetishes, photos, what-have-you - little things that I wear or keep or carry in my pocket that I can connect to a person or a place or a time in my life.
    • Eventually I realized I was making a charm or fetish connected to one of the gods I had been writing about.
    • Lesser priests and priestesses serve the shrines of fetishes, minor spirits, and focus on cures and magic charms.
    • Once the task is completed the spirit leaves the fetish and it becomes an ordinary object again.
    • In keeping with his sense that Zuni life was timeless before the advent of Whites, his displays dehistoricized the masks, fetishes, and other objects they contained.
    • He taught the law of Moses and spoke against sorcery, fetishes, charms, and polygamy (having more than one spouse at the same time).
    • One of his brothers ran off with his wife and his fetishes (objects said to have magical powers that his people worshipped).
    • A renegade missionary is brutally converted to the worship of a tribal fetish.
    • Do I feel the thing that relics, totems, and fetishes are supposed to make people feel?
    • The 32 photographs in this show ranged from images of participants in the Haitian Carnival to priests, priestesses, and religious fetishes and shrines in Brazil and Nigeria.
    • But you may want to look into some long-term solution that doesn't revolve around an external fetish object such as a crystal or talisman.
    Synonyms
    juju, talisman, charm, amulet
    totem, icon, idol, image, effigy, doll, statue, figure, figurine
    archaic periapt

Origin

Early 17th century (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço 'charm, sorcery' (originally an adjective meaning 'made by art'), from Latin facticius (see factitious).

  • Before its modern sense of ‘an obsession’ or ‘an unusual form of sexual desire’, a fetish was an object worshipped in West Africa for its supposed magical powers, or used as an amulet or charm. Early European visitors used the Portuguese word feitiço ‘charm, sorcery’ for it.

Rhymes

coquettish, pettish, wettish

Definition of fetish in US English:

fetish

nounˈfɛdɪʃˈfediSH
  • 1A form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.

    恋物(指一种用某一物体、某款衣服或身体的某个部位等来获得满足的变态性欲)

    Victorian men developed fetishes focusing on feet, shoes, and boots

    维多利亚时代的男子对脚、鞋和靴有恋物癖。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She soon learns of an underground society of sex addicts, led by Knoxville, who will stop at nothing to fulfill their various sexual fantasies and fetishes.
    • No, we're referring to that twilight world of bizarre fetishes and sexual practices.
    • He noted that sexual fetishes, no matter how weird they might seem, were an expression of one's individuality.
    • I couldn't care less about his consensual, adult sexual fetishes.
    • As you can see, there is no mention of sexual fetishes or fantasies of any kind.
    • His bondage art often captures that exact aesthetic I previously described, which I consider nearly a fetish in and of itself.
    • Do you want to know a tick-list of their sexual fetishes?
    • Here are answers to your questions about attraction, sexuality, mindcontrol, foot fetishes and more.
    • Necrophile attractions - in common with other paraphilic sexual fetishes - tend to manifest at an early age.
    • In this remake of Frank Capra's Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Adam Sandler's inheritance includes John Turturro as a butler with a fetish for men's feet.
    • Erogenous zones should be distinguished from sexual fetishes.
    • At times, customers visited the clubs seeking gratification of certain fetishes such as the desire to interact with a dominant woman or to experience public humiliation or pain.
    • In that time, we've taken a look at a wide array of sexual fetishes ranging from the unnerving to the truly horrifying to the baffling.
    Synonyms
    fixation, sexual fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania
    1. 1.1 An excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing.
      he had a fetish for writing more opinions each year than any other justice

      他的一个癖好是每年比其他任何一位法官写更多的法官意见。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The author has a fetish for war-machines, preferably old-fashioned ones, and the book is written solely to maximise his pleasure.
      • Everyone walks in darkness, with habits that have become fetishes.
      • The Prime Minister, who seems to make a fetish of showing that power is not incompatible with panache, is (or so his spokesman says) a Stones fan.
      • I always had a fetish for coconut and lamingtons were covered with coconut…
      • The nation-head must exercise caution before making personal dietary fetishes into what become political statements.
      • She had a fetish for fixing things up when they didn't look right.
      • First off, one of my favourite film fetishes is returning, big time.
      • It seemed as if she had a fetish for small Manila folders.
      • A billionaire who had a fetish for huge buildings and computerized offices wasn't likely to do much meditation.
      • I had a fetish for basketball till 8th grade, and was the best girl in the school at it.
      • About the time we should have been taking on grownup responsibilities we made a fetish of resisting the Establishment.
  • 2An inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.

    物神(指因为具有所谓的灵气或灵魂而受人崇拜的非生命物体)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When his mother sold him to white men, she told him to thank and worship the fetishes, objects believed to have magical powers by primitive people, because they will make him happy.
    • Lesser priests and priestesses serve the shrines of fetishes, minor spirits, and focus on cures and magic charms.
    • Do I feel the thing that relics, totems, and fetishes are supposed to make people feel?
    • The 32 photographs in this show ranged from images of participants in the Haitian Carnival to priests, priestesses, and religious fetishes and shrines in Brazil and Nigeria.
    • Eventually I realized I was making a charm or fetish connected to one of the gods I had been writing about.
    • He taught the law of Moses and spoke against sorcery, fetishes, charms, and polygamy (having more than one spouse at the same time).
    • A renegade missionary is brutally converted to the worship of a tribal fetish.
    • Charms, talismans, fetishes, photos, what-have-you - little things that I wear or keep or carry in my pocket that I can connect to a person or a place or a time in my life.
    • Once the task is completed the spirit leaves the fetish and it becomes an ordinary object again.
    • One of his brothers ran off with his wife and his fetishes (objects said to have magical powers that his people worshipped).
    • In keeping with his sense that Zuni life was timeless before the advent of Whites, his displays dehistoricized the masks, fetishes, and other objects they contained.
    • But you may want to look into some long-term solution that doesn't revolve around an external fetish object such as a crystal or talisman.
    Synonyms
    juju, talisman, charm, amulet

Origin

Early 17th century (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço ‘charm, sorcery’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘made by art’), from Latin facticius (see factitious).

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