Erotica is pictures, films, and writing made to stir sexual feeling. People usually keep this word for work they want to treat as art, or at least as something you might discuss, not only as a product sold for arousal. A book of love scenes, a film that lingers on desire, a set of drawings of the body — those can all be called erotica.

Erotica is pictures, films, and writing made to stir sexual feelingErotica（情色作品）指的是為了挑起性慾而創作的圖片、影片和文字。People usually keep this word for work they want to treat as art人們通常把這個字留給那些被當作藝術的作品，or at least as something you might discuss或至少是可以拿來討論的作品，not only as a product sold for arousal而不只是單純為了刺激性慾而賣的產品。A book of love scenes一本描寫愛情場景的書，a film that lingers on desire一部細細鋪陳慾望的電影，a set of drawings of the body一組描繪身體的畫作——those can all be called erotica這些都可以叫做 erotica。

Though actually, the line is messy and a bit snobbish. One reader will say erotica; another will call the same book pornography. “Erotica” sounds softer and more high-brow; “pornography” sounds blunter and more commercial. There is no clean test.

Though actually, the line is messy and a bit snobbish不過其實，這條界線很模糊，還帶點勢利。One reader will say erotica同一本書，這個讀者會說是 erotica；another will call the same book pornography另一個讀者會叫它 pornography。"Erotica" sounds softer and more high-brow「Erotica」聽起來比較柔和、比較高雅；"pornography" sounds blunter and more commercial「pornography」聽起來比較直白、比較商業化。There is no clean test沒有一個清楚的判斷標準。

The word itself is rather formal. Among friends, people are more likely to say “a sexy book” or just name the title.

The word itself is rather formal這個字本身相當正式。Among friends朋友之間聊天時，people are more likely to say人們比較可能會說 "a sexy book"「a sexy book」，or just name the title或是直接講書名。