pornography

• n. 色情文学；色情描写

来自希腊语pornographos,描写妓女的图画或文字，来自porne,妓女，原义可能为卖身为妓的女奴，来自PIE*per,买卖，词源同price.-graph,写，划，画。

1. creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

pornography

pornography: [19] Pornography denotes etymologically the ‘depiction of prostitutes’; and indeed Webster’s dictionary 1864 defined the word as ‘licentious painting employed to decorate the walls of rooms sacred to bacchanalian orgies, examples of which occur in Pompeii’. Originally in English it was mainly reserved to classical Greek and Roman examples of the genre, and the application to contemporary books, magazines, etc did not emerge strongly until the 1880s. The term originated in Greek, based on pórnē ‘prostitute’, and reached English via French.

pornography (n.)

1843, "ancient obscene painting, especially in temples of Bacchus," from French pornographie, from Greek pornographos "(one) depicting prostitutes," from porne "prostitute," originally "bought, purchased" (with an original notion, probably of "female slave sold for prostitution"), related to pernanai "to sell," from PIE root *per- (5) "to traffic in, to sell" (see price (n.)) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). A brothel in ancient Greek was a porneion.

Pornography, or obscene painting, which in the time of the Romans was practiced with the grossest license, prevailed especially at no particular period in Greece, but was apparently tolerated to a considerable extent at all times. Parrhasius, Aristides, Pausanias, Nicophanes, Chaerephanes, Arellius, and a few other [pornographoi] are mentioned as having made themselves notorious for this species of license. [Charles Anthon, "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities," New York, 1843]

In reference to modern works by 1859 (originally French novels), later as a charge against native literature; sense of "obscene pictures" in modern times is from 1906. Also sometimes used late 19c. for "description of prostitutes" as a matter of public hygiene. The "Medical Archives" in 1873 proposed porniatria for "the lengthy and really meaningless expression 'social evil hospital' ...."

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description [hard-core pornography]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that. [U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, concurring opinion, "Jacobellis v. Ohio," 1964]

In ancient contexts, often paired with rhypography, "genre painting of low, sordid, or unsuitable subjects." Pornocracy (1860) is "the dominating influence of harlots," used specifically of the government of Rome during the first half of the 10th century by Theodora and her daughters. Pornotopia (1966) was coined to describe the ideal erotic-world of pornographic movies.

Pornography taints the young mind.

黄色书刊毒害年轻人的心灵.

辞典例句

That lowbrow prefers pornography to fine art.

那格调低的人喜欢黄色书刊胜于艺术.

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Do your teachings allow you to keep pornography?

那对你的教诲中允许你有黄色书刊 吗 ?

电影对白

Application: Lust and pornography are disobedient uses of our minds and eyes.

原则应用: 召妓是一种误用身体的罪行.这是与娼妓的身体灵魂结合.

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Any child pornography is illegal and will be remove immediately.

任何包含未成年的贴子将被立即删除且禁止帐号.

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China's leading newspaper has called for a new campaign against pornography in china.

中国报纸的领头羊已经要求开展一场针对黄色风暴的新战役.

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He thought exposure to internet pornography has given rise to the increase of juvenile delinquency.

他认为接触网上的黄色内容导致了青少年犯罪的增加.

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