性行為的基本類型 |
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自我性刺激 |
自娛(自慰、手淫) |
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上:正在使用兩個人造陰莖(假陰莖)自娛的女人。
下:(古希臘和古羅馬神話中)半人半獸的森林之神正在自娛。(自古希臘花瓶畫。) |
Top: Woman using two artificial penises (dildos) for masturbation Bottom: Satyr masturbating (After ancient Greek vase paintings) |
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詞語手淫(masturbation)源自拉丁語動詞masturbare:用手玷污……的純潔,或用手擾亂……[即手(manus)+玷污……的純潔(stuprare),或手+擾亂……(turbare)]。這個術語僅僅大約在200年前才被人譯成英語。打那之前,顯然少有世人使用具有明確涵義和描述的詞,諸如“青年人的色欲(youthful
passion)”或“孤獨的快樂(solitary
pleasure)”等就不具有明確的含義。但是,今天所使用的單詞“masturbation(手淫)”已經變成了大多數歐洲語言的一部分,並且在專業教科書裏,它已經替換下了所有其它的表達方式。在這樣的情況下,我們別無選擇,在本教程裏只有遵循這種普遍的用法[1]。
儘管如此,重要的是要認識到,手淫這個術語事實上相當不精確並且易引起誤解,因為沒有用手,男女都可以自娛。所以,對於當代研究者來說,我們認為自娛是指“任何產生性反應的故意的自我刺激行為”。
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Basic Types of Sexual Behavior |
1. Sexual Self-stimulation |
Masturbation |
The word masturbation
is derived from the Latin verb
masturbare: to defile by hand or to
disturb by hand (i.e. manus: hand
+ either stuprare: to defile, or
turbare: to disturb). The term was
introduced into the English language
only about 200 years ago. Before that
time, people apparently used less
definite references and descriptions,
such as "youthful passions" or "solitary
pleasures".
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Today, however, the
word "masturbation" has become part of
most European languages, and in
professional textbooks it has replaced
all other expressions. Under the
circumstances, we have no choice but to
follow the common usage in this course.
Still, it is important to realize that
the term is actually quite imprecise and
misleading because both males and
females can masturbate without using any
hands. Therefore, for modern sex
researchers,
masturbation is "any deliberate physical
self-stimulation that produces a sexual
response." |