1620s, "of Cyprus," from Latin Cyprianus, from Cyprius, from Greek Kyprios (see Cyprus). The island was famous in ancient times as the birthplace of Aphrodite and for erotic worship rituals offered to her there; hence Cyprian meant "licentious, lewd," the earliest attested sense in English (1590s) and was applied 18c.-19c. to prostitutes.
双语例句
1. In the'Iliad'Aphrodite is called " the Cyprian " or " Cytherea ".
在《伊利亚特》诗中,阿芙罗狄蒂被称为 “ 塞浦路斯女神 ” 或是 “ 雪萨莉亚 ”.
来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
2. Cyprian, for example, talks of exhibitions of shame and modesty.
