coquetry
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkɒk.ɪ.tri/ us/ˈkoʊ.kə.tri/
卖弄风情，调情
behaviour in which someone tries to attract attention by pretending to be sexually interested in people, in a pleasant but not serious way
She often resorts to girlish coquetry to get her way. 她经常用少女式的调情来达到目的。
See: coquette
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- Because he is handsome and polite, they sometimes respond to his flirting with coquetry of their own.
- Any attempts at coquetry on her part met with an irritated frown on his.
- Annie Moffat's foolish lessons in coquetry came into her mind.
- Her coquetry intimidates some men.