catamite

/ˈkætəmaɪt/

Meanings

noun

男妾，娈童

A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man.

Examples :

"The historical novel depicted the older nobleman and his young catamite. "

这部历史小说描写了年长的贵族和他的年轻男妾。

Related Words

younger adjective

/ˈjʌŋɡə/ /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/

年轻的，较小的。

"a lamb is a young sheep; these picture books are for young readers"

小羊是年轻的绵羊；这些图画书是给年龄较小的读者看的。

homoerotic adjective

/ˌhəʊməʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ /ˌhoʊmoʊəˈɹɑtɪk/

同性恋的，耽美的

"The artist's paintings of athletes, with their emphasis on muscular bodies, had a distinct homoerotic quality. "

这位艺术家笔下的运动员绘画，着重描绘肌肉发达的躯体，带有明显的同性恋情欲色彩。

boy noun

/bɔːə/

男孩，男生

"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."

凯特正在和一个名叫吉姆的男孩约会。

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

depicted verb

/dɪˈpɪktɪd/

描绘，描述。

"The movie depicted the struggles of a young student trying to balance schoolwork and part-time jobs. "

这部电影描绘了一个年轻学生努力平衡学业和兼职工作的挣扎。

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

历史小说

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

历史小说在那家书店里非常畅销。

nobleman noun

/ˈnəʊbl̩mən/ /ˈnoʊbl̩mən/

贵族，勋贵。

"The nobleman's son was expected to attend a prestigious school for the aristocracy. "

这位贵族的儿子理所当然地应该进入一所专为贵族阶层设立的著名学校读书。

man noun

[mɛn] /mæn/

男人, 成年男性

"The show is especially popular with middle-aged men."

这个节目特别受中年男人欢迎。

novel adjective

/ˈnɒvl̩/ /ˈnɑvəl/

新颖，崭新，别致

"My sister's new school has a novel approach to teaching math. "

我妹妹的新学校在数学教学方面采用了一种新颖的方法。

older adjective

/ˈəʊldə/ /ˈoʊldɚ/

更老的，较旧的

"an old abandoned building; an old friend"

一栋废弃的旧楼; 一位认识很久的老朋友

young noun

/jʌŋ/

年轻人，青年人

"The young of today are well-educated."

现在的年轻人都受过良好的教育。

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

关系，关联，联系。

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "

我的老师和所有学生的关系都很好。