Definition

1. Noun:

   • Lust, lewdness: A strong, often uncontrolled, sexual desire or appetite. It refers to a state of being driven by or preoccupied with sexual thoughts.
   • Sexual indulgence, concupiscence: The act of excessively indulging in or the inherent inclination toward sexual pleasure.

2. Adjective:

   • Lustful, concupiscent: Describing a person, behavior, or thought characterized by or filled with intense sexual desire.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Anh ta bị lên án vì tội dâm dục. (He was condemned for the crime of lewdness.)
  • Truyện đó đầy rẫy sự dâm dục. (That story is full of lust/sexual indulgence.)

• Adjective:

  • Những ý nghĩ dâm dục không nên xuất hiện ở nơi làm việc. (Lustful thoughts should not appear in the workplace.)
  • Ánh mắt của hắn trông thật dâm dục. (His gaze looked very lustful.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đam mê dâm dục": A phrase meaning "obsessed with lust" or "passionate about lewdness," indicating an intense, consuming focus on sexual desire.
  • Kẻ tội phạm bị thúc đẩy bởi một đam mê dâm dục. (The criminal was driven by an obsession with lust.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dâm đãng (adj): Lewd, licentious, debauched. Often used interchangeably with "dâm dục" but can carry a stronger connotation of moral depravity.
  • Lời nói của ông ta thật dâm đãng. (His words were truly lewd.)
• Dâm ô (adj): Obscene, salacious. Specifically refers to something offensive to modesty or decency, often used in legal contexts (e.g., "hành vi dâm ô" - obscene acts).
• Dâm loạn (adj): Promiscuous, sexually chaotic.

Synonyms

• Thú tính (n): Animal instinct, beastliness. Emphasizes the base, instinctual nature of the desire.
• Lòng tham dục (n): Carnal desire, greed for lust. A more literary synonym.
• Tính dục quá độ (n): Sexual excess.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Dâm dục" is typically not used in phrasal verb constructions. The concept is usually expressed through adjectives or nouns.)

Related Idioms

• "Để lộ bản chất dâm dục": To reveal one's lustful nature.
  • Hành động đó đã để lộ bản chất dâm dục của hắn. (That action revealed his lustful nature.)
• "Chìm đắm trong dâm dục": To be immersed/sunk in lust.
  • Vị vua ấy chìm đắm trong dâm dục và không quan tâm đến triều chính. (That king was immersed in lust and did not care about state affairs.)

1. Lust, lewdness, sexual indulgence, concupiscence
2. Lustful, concupiscent