A new generation of men who see cooking more as a hobby than a household chore, and use their cooking skills to impress friends and potential partners. They are gastrosexuals.
某些新一代的男士,他们沉迷烹饪胜过做家庭琐事,他们用高超的烹饪方法震撼了朋友及潜在的顾客。他们就是性感美食家。
Gastrosexuality is a neologism derived1 from gastronomy2 and sexuality. It can be used as a noun, and also can be used as an adjective.
性感美食家是一个由gastronomy(腹区、胃)和sexuality(性的)延伸出的新词。它既可作为名词,又可作为形容词。
The rise of the word is related to the rise of iconic celebrity3 chefs like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay whose British TV series are hugely popular and inspirational for a growing number of men to see cooking as a great hobby, making Oliver and Ramsay great role models for gastrosexuals.
这个词的兴起与英国的国际名厨奥利弗和高登兰西在英国电视厨艺节目的广泛时尚有关,在这种节目的启发和影响下,愈加多的男士把烹饪当作其最大的兴趣喜好,而奥利弗和兰西也成为了性感美食家的代表。