gender

英 [ˈdʒendə(r)]

美 [ˈdʒendər]

n.  性别; 性(阳性、阴性和中性，不同的性有不同的词尾等)

复数：genders　过去分词：gendered　过去式：gendered　

考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3608 / COCA.1824

牛津词典

noun

• 性别
  the fact of being male or female
  1. issues of class, race and gender
     阶级、种族和性别问题
  2. gender differences/relations/roles
     性别差异；性别关系；性别角色
• 性（阳性、阴性和中性，不同的性有不同的词尾等）
  each of the classes ( masculine , feminine and sometimes neuter ) into which nouns, pronouns and adjectives are divided; the division of nouns, pronouns and adjectives into these different genders . Different genders may have different endings, etc.
  1. In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
     法语中形容词必须在数和性上与名词一致。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 性；性别
  A person'sgenderis the fact that they are male or female.
  1. Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.
     妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
  2. ...groups that are traditionally discriminated against on grounds of gender, colour, race, or age.
     长期以来因为性别、肤色、种族或年龄而遭歧视的人群
• N-COUNT （统称）男性，女性
  You can refer to all male people or all female people as a particulargender.
  1. While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entire gender.
     虽然她的评论就某些男人而言可能是正确的，但绝不适用于所有男性。
  2. ...the different abilities and skills of the two genders.
     两性具备的不同能力和技能
• N-VAR （语法中名词、代词或形容词的）性
  In grammar, thegenderof a noun, pronoun, or adjective is whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. A word's gender can affect its form and behaviour. In English, only personal pronouns such as 'she', reflexive pronouns such as 'itself', and possessive determiners such as 'his' have gender.
  1. In both Welsh and Irish the word for 'moon' is of feminine gender.
     在威尔士语和爱尔兰语中，表示“月亮”的词是阴性的。

英英释义

noun

• the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
  1. she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus
  Synonym:sexsexuality
• a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives
  Synonym:grammatical gender

双语例句

• Are you ready for the final gender challenge?
  你们准备好了做最后的性别挑战了吗？
• Latin nouns have case, number and gender.
  拉丁语名词有格、数和性。
• 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。
• The findings showed that gender, age and education level all influence the types of regrets people feel.
  研究显示，性别、年龄和教育程度均会对人们感受到的悔悟类型产生影响。
• It is not a person's gender that fits them to be a vicar but what is in their hearts.
  一个人是否胜任教区牧师一职取决于其品德而不是其性别。
• Gender and social inequality;
  男女不平等和社会不平等现象；
• We need not just gender diversity, but also diversity in other areas such as cultural background and nationality.
  我们不仅需要性别多样性，还需要其它领域的多样性，如文化背景和民族等。
• She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'
  她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。
• Gender discrimination is an important aspect of social inequality in the United States.
  性别歧视是美国社会不平等的一个重要方面。
• In French, all nouns have a gender.
  在法语中，所有的名词都有性的区分。