gender
英 ['dʒendə]
美 ['dʒɛndɚ]
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gender 性别来自词根gen, 生育，词源同gene, generate.
- gender (n.)
- c. 1300, "kind, sort, class," from Old French gendre, genre "kind, species; character; gender" (12c., Modern French genre), from stem of Latin genus (genitive generis) "race, stock, family; kind, rank, order; species," also "(male or female) sex," from PIE root *gene- (see genus). Also used in Latin to translate Aristotle's Greek grammatical term genos. The grammatical sense is attested in English from late 14c.
The "male-or-female sex" sense is attested in English from early 15c. As sex (n.) took on erotic qualities in 20c., gender came to be the usual English word for "sex of a human being," in which use it was at first regarded as colloquial or humorous. Later often in feminist writing with reference to social attributes as much as biological qualities; this sense first attested 1963. Gender-bender is from 1977, popularized from 1980, with reference to pop star David Bowie. - gender (v.)
- "to bring forth," late 14c., from Old French gendrer, genrer "engender, beget, give birth to," from Latin generare "to engender, beget, produce" (see generation). Related: Gendered; gendering.
- 1. Dara challenges our stereotypical ideas about gender and femininity.
- 达拉对我们老一套的性别和女性特质观念提出了异议。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
- 性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
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- 3. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
- 关于性别和性行为的论文
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- 4. Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity.
- 许多因素都很重要，如阶级、性别、年龄及民族。
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- 5. issues of class, race and gender
- 阶级、种族和性别问题
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