mindmap root((肉体)) carnal may mean only this but more often carries a derogatory connotation of an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature: a woman who was victimized by her own ~ appetites. fleshly similar in meaning, is somewhat less derogatory than carnal: a saint who wrote at length on his ~ temptations. sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite or bodily satisfaction: a place infamous for providing ~ delight. animal stresses a relation to physical as distinguished from rational nature: led a mindless, ~ existence.