Eros

noun
🔊/ˈɪərɒs/
🔊/ˈɪrɑːs/, 🔊/ˈerɑːs/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. sexual love or desire性爱;性欲
    Word OriginEros was the ancient Greek god of love.
    CultureEros is the popular name for the statue of a figure with wings that stands in the centre of Piccadilly Circus in London. Eros the god of love was often represented as a boy with wings and a bow and arrow. However, the figure on the statue was not meant to represent him, but the idea of Christian charity.
    Word OriginLatin, from Greek, literally ‘sexual love’.