Voyeur



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.窥淫狂者; 窥隐私者
• ［英］ n.窥淫狂者 ( one who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means)
• ［记］ voy ( 看) +eur ( 人) -> 看的人 -> 窥探者

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French, literally, one who sees, from Middle French, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre — more at wit
• Date: 1900
• 1. one obtaining sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts; broadly one who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means
• 2. a prying observer who is usually seeking the sordid or the scandalous
• ? voyeurism noun
• ? voyeuristic adjective
• ? voyeuristically adverb

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