對于某些男性來說，用餐已不再是單純地為了果腹，他們味覺發(fā)達，能夠充分地享受烹調和飲食的樂趣。他們就是“性感美食家”。

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".

某些新一代的男性，他們熱衷于烹飪勝過做家庭瑣事，他們用高超的烹飪技巧震驚了朋友及潛在的客戶。他們就是“性感美食家”。

Gastrosexuality is a neologism derived from gastronomy and sexuality. It can be used as a noun,?and also can be used as an adjective.

“性感美食家”是一個由gastronomy（腹區(qū)、胃）和sexuality（性的）延伸出的新詞。它既可作為名詞，又可作為形容詞。

The rise of the?word is related to the rise of iconic celebrity 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.

這個詞的興起與英國的國際名廚奧利弗和高登·蘭西在英國電視廚藝節(jié)目的廣泛流行有關，在這類節(jié)目的啟發(fā)和影響下，越來越多的男性把烹飪當作其最大的興趣愛好，而奧利弗和蘭西也成為了“性感美食家”的代表。

（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 黃恬恬）