单词 | trans |
释义 | transn. colloquial. 1. = translation n. 2. U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > translation > [noun] remeninga1382 translatinga1382 translationa1382 interpretation1382 interpretingc1384 reducing?a1425 traductiona1533 conversion1586 reddition1609 renderinga1653 rendition1653 transposition1653 transfusion1700 gloss1756 reduction1826 transc1877 machine-aided translation1966 c1877 E. Dickinson in Poems (1955) III. 1055 I dare not write until I hear—Intro without my Trans. 1922 H. Crane Let. c18 June (1965) 91 Physique L'Amour, which I am lately reading in trans. 1955 E. Pound Section: Rock-drill xciv. 97 No full trans Till 1811. 2. = trans-continental n. Australian. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > long-distance train long train1838 trans-continental1907 trans1937 1937 E. Hill Great Austral. Loneliness xxviii. 225 The ‘Trans’ and its people are a little world sufficient to themselves, a remarkable colony of government servants living in progress and contentment in the desert. 1976 K. Thackeray Crownbird v. 85 The next day they got to Kalgoorlie..and changed onto the ‘Trans’, a long, streamlined diesel. 3. = transmission n. d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission transmission-gear1894 transmission1906 trans1954 1954 Amer. Speech 29 103 Trans,..transmission. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 30 June 9- d/5 (advt.) Plymouth Fury II, 440 high performance, (highway patrol), trans out, $300 firm. 1981 Pop. Hot Rodding Feb. 20/3 I own a '68 Datsun pickup and would like to install a 327 Chevy small-block engine with a 350 turbo trans. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). transadj. colloquial (originally U.S.). 1. Originally: designating a transsexual or transvestite person. Now usually: designating a transgender person. See also transman n., transperson n., transwoman n.Although still sometimes intended to be understood as an abbreviation of transsexual, transgender, etc., later use of trans now often implies a desire to include any or all non-conventional gender identities while avoiding more specific categorizations (cf. trans* adj. and note at transgender adj. 1). ΚΠ 1973 Newsday (N.Y.) 1 Apr. 22 b He describes encounters with people from a variety of backgrounds and sexual predilections—hetero, homo, bi, and trans. 1983 Salmagundi Winter 321 Such politically correct euphemisms as ‘trans person’ and ‘cross-generational sex.’ 1994 Camp Sister Spirit Update in soc.feminism (Usenet newsgroup) 15 Apr. A lavender revival meeting.., bringing radical, feminist, liberal, and progressive lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and trans folks to their feet at least twice, yelling out with enthusiasm. 2003 K. Jennings Always My Child vi. 163 Trans individuals share in common the belief that their biological sex and attributes don't match how they feel inside. 2017 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Mar. (headline) Whether trans or cis, let women be what they want to be. 2. Originally: characterized by transsexualism or transvestism. Now usually: involving or relating to transgender people or transgenderism. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > transgender person > [adjective] transsexual1957 transsexualist1959 male-to-female1966 female-to-male1971 transgender1974 trans1981 FTM1987 MTF1990 1981 Illustr. London News 31 Oct. Sex: Homo, trans and bi-. 1993 New York Mag. 6 Sept. 17/1 Tom Duane, who reportedly said in one meeting that Pagán ‘is not sensitive to the trans community’, picketed with the drag queen Lady Bunny outside Pagán's campaign headquarters. 2000 Guardian 19 Jan. (Society section) 7/5 Activists doggedly continue to press the government's interdepartmental working group on trans issues for the right to have their birth certificate changed. 2010 G. P. Mallon LGBTQ Youth Issues x. 118 Those who disclose their trans identity to their families may experience a variety of reactions, ranging from loving acceptance to complete rejection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : trans-prefix < n.c1877adj.1995 see also |
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