英语词汇aretines的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	aretines
词源	Aretines. An ancestor of sorts to The Joy of Sex, Sonnetti Lus- suriosi (1524) was written by Pietro Aretino (1492–1556). The book was a collection of verses and erotic drawings showing positions of sexual intercourse and became an underground fa- vorite in Europe for centuries. Many courtesans were so proud to have slept with Aretino that they called themselves Aretines. But others hated the satirist—one critic wrote this mock epitaph: Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino Who evil spoke of everyone but God, Giving as his excuse, “I never knew him.”
随便看	play both ends against the middle playboy play-by-play account play catch-up ball play close to the vest play fast and loose play footsie play for fun play for keeps play for the love of it play hardball play hooky playing chicken playing the air guitar playing the race card playing to the haircuts play one-s cards close to the chest play on words play penny pool play possum play the dozens play the field play the market play the sedulous ape play to the gallery

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