
sex
词源
源自拉丁语 'sexus',意为性别或性别的划分,14世纪晚期进入英语。
noun
❶ 指生物在生殖上的分类,通常分为雄性和雌性两种,用于区分个体在繁殖中的角色。
“The doctor asked about the baby's sex after birth.”
(医生在婴儿出生后询问了其性别。)
“Some animals can change their sex during their lifetime.”
(有些动物在生命周期中可以改变性别。)
❶ 指与生殖相关的行为或活动,通常指人类之间的性行为。
“They discussed safe sex practices in health class.”
(他们在健康课上讨论了安全性行为。)
“The movie contains scenes of explicit sex.”
(这部电影包含露骨的性爱场景。)
verb
❶ 确定或区分生物体的性别,通常用于动物或植物。
“The farmer sexed the chicks to separate males and females.”
(农民鉴别小鸡的性别以分开雄性和雌性。)
“It's difficult to sex these fish without specialized equipment.”
(没有专业设备很难鉴别这些鱼的性别。)
常见短语
have sex — 进行性行为,通常指两个人之间的性交活动。
“They decided to wait until marriage to have sex.”
(他们决定等到结婚后再发生性关系。)
safe sex — 采取保护措施的性行为,旨在预防性传播疾病和意外怀孕。
“The clinic provides information about safe sex practices.”
(诊所提供有关安全性行为的信息。)
opposite sex — 指与自己性别不同的人,如男性对女性或女性对男性。
“He's always been more comfortable around the opposite sex.”
(他在异性身边总是更自在。)