• n. 性欲，縱欲；狩獵

這個單詞與羅馬神話中的愛與美之神Venus維納斯同根，表渴望、欲望等，與日耳曼詞源的win同源。狩獵想要得到venison野味，縱欲想要有女人。狩獵可能受傷或死亡，獵艷可能會得venereal disease性病。venereal [v??n??ri?l] adj.性病的；性交的；由性交傳染的。

venery (n.1)

"pursuit of sexual pleasure," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin veneria "sexual intercourse," from Latin venus (genitive veneris) "sexual love, sexual desire" (see Venus). In earlier use it may have been felt as a play on now obsolete homonym venery (n.2) "practice or sport of hunting, the chase." Related: Venereous.

venery (n.2)

"hunting, the sports of the chase," early 14c., from Old French venerie, from Medieval Latin venaria "beasts of the chase, game," from Latin venari "to hunt, pursue" (see venison).