史前性玩具证明数千年前女性就会自慰 [英国媒体]

Historical research has revealed phallic objects were used symbolically and as sex toys

历史研究表明阴茎雕刻被当做生殖崇拜的象征和性玩具。

PHALLIC objects were used symbolically to represent fertility and ward off dark spirits for thousands of years - but they also worked as sex toys.

千百年阴茎雕刻被认为是生育能力的象征，同时能够祛除黑暗精灵。但是它们同样可以充当性玩具使用。

Earlier this year, a 28,000-year-old phallus was discovered in Germany and it's believed to be the oldest 'sex toy' ever found.

今年早些时候，一个拥有28000年历史的阴茎在德国被发现，它被认为是迄今为止发现的最古老“性玩具”。



The earliest known 'sex toy' was discovered in Germany at the beginning of the year and is thought to be 28,000 years old

今年初被认为是最古老的“性玩具”在德国出土，已有28000年历史。

Other phallic pleasure aids made from camel dung, stone, leather and wood have been discovered during excavations or referenced throughout history.

在考古发掘过程中，其他由骆驼便便、石头、皮革和木头制作的阴茎自慰器已经被发现。



But it's thought sex toys have been around even longer and can be traced back as far as 500BC

然而一般认为情趣用品存在的时间更长，大概可以追溯到公元前500年。

The word dildo was coined as early as 1400 AD and derived from the Latin for "dilatare" which translates as "open wide" and the Italian "diletto" for delight.

“假阴茎”这个词在公元1400年被创造出来，来自拉丁语的“dilatare”（可以翻译成“敞开”）和意大利语“diletto”（喜悦之意）



The word dildo is thought to have been coined in 1400AD, deriving from Latin for 'dilatare' and the Italian 'diletto' for delight

“假阴茎”这个词在公元1400年被创造出来，来自拉丁语的“dilatare”和意大利语“diletto”（喜悦之意）

Historical reports claim Egyptians and Greeks would use unripe bananas or camel dung covered in resin to help wives reach the heights of sexual pleasure while their husbands were away.

历史资料显示，希腊人和埃及人会用树脂包裹生香蕉或者骆驼粪来帮助他们的妻子获得性高潮，当她们丈夫离开的时候。



Wealthy high society members would often display their luxury sex toys which were made from gold, silver and ivory Wikipedia

富裕的上流社会成员经常展示他们奢侈的性玩具，它们是由黄金，白银和象牙制作而成。（来源于维基百科）

But the use of sexual aids can be traced back as far as 500BC and high society would display their objects of self-pleasure - often made from gold, silver or ivory.

但是情趣用品的使用可以追溯到公元前500年，而且上流社会会展示他们的性玩具—经常由金、银和象牙制成。



Often the sex toys would cause pain so their usage declined but this has since increased and last year there were one million sex toys sold in the UK

过去性玩具经常会造成疼痛，所以它们的使用几率下降，但是这些年已经有所上升，在英国，去年卖出了一百万个性玩具。

Over the years the popularity of sex toys decreased as they often caused pain - and the UK didn't see the first dildo until 1500s.

多年来性玩具的人气下降，因为它们经常引起疼痛—英国直到1500年才能看见假阴茎（售卖）。

However, fast foward to 2014 and a whopping one million sex toys were sold in the UK alone.

然而，到了2014年，仅仅在英国就卖出了一百万个性玩具。