English Dictionary

libido

IPA（発音記号）

/lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(common usage) Sexual urges or drives. / (psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.

日本語の意味

性欲・性的衝動、すなわち性的な衝動やドライブを指す。 / 心理学的には、性的な本能に由来するが、必ずしも直接性的でない精神的エネルギーや衝動を意味する。

After months of stress and sleepless nights, his libido had noticeably decreased, affecting his relationship.

数か月にわたるストレスと寝不足の後、彼の性欲は著しく低下し、それが彼の人間関係に影響を与えた。

意味（1）

(common usage) Sexual urges or drives.

Good grief man, control your libido!

意味（2）

(psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.

For Freudians, libido means the desire to unite and bind with objects in the world.

意味（3）

(astronomy, archaic or misused, an occasional carry-over from astrology to astronomy) Synonym of albedo in terms of a planet's, such as that of Mars, average surface spectral reflectivity.

libidos （ plural ）