transvestiticadj.

Brit.

/ˌtranzvɛˈstɪtɪk/,

/ˌtrɑːnzvɛˈstɪtɪk/,

/ˌtransvɛˈstɪtɪk/,

/ˌtrɑːnsvɛˈstɪtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌtrænzˌvɛˈstɪdɪk/,

/ˌtræn(t)sˌvɛˈstɪdɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: transvestite n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < transvestite n. + -ic suffix, perhaps after German transvestitisch (1910). Compare earlier transvestite adj. and slightly later transvestic adj.

Originally Psychology. Now somewhat dated.

Of, relating to, or characterized by the wearing of clothing conventionally associated with the opposite sex. Also sometimes: designating a person who cross-dresses, esp. regularly or habitually. Cf. transvestic adj., transvestite adj.In psychology, often with the implication that the action of cross-dressing produces sexual pleasure.

ΚΠ

1930 S. Parker tr. W. Stekel Sexual Aberrations II. 314 The argument that the patients had not other opportunity to develop the transvestitic habits [Ger. Transvestitur] except during such experiences in childhood is quite correct.

1934 H. L. Benjamin in Harper's Monthly Mag. Aug. 324/2 Transvestists..are continuously unhappy if they wear the dress of their own sex. Men, although normal in every other respect, have the intense desire to dress in female attire; and transvestitic women likewise have the insuppressible wish to dress as men.

1961 Mattachine Rev. Jan. 12 Not every act of ‘cross-dressing’ is transvestitic.

1979 P. Ackroyd Dressing up, Transvestism, & Drag 31/1 Transvestitic fetishism is obviously sexual in nature, but of all deviations transvestism is the most 'aesthetic' or cerebral.

2008 Lat. Amer. Res. Rev. 43 168 Unfortunately, the film seems more preoccupied with criticizing machismo than with exploring the transvestitic desires of the protagonist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	transvestitic
释义	transvestiticadj. Brit. /ˌtranzvɛˈstɪtɪk/, /ˌtrɑːnzvɛˈstɪtɪk/, /ˌtransvɛˈstɪtɪk/, /ˌtrɑːnsvɛˈstɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌtrænzˌvɛˈstɪdɪk/, /ˌtræn(t)sˌvɛˈstɪdɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: transvestite n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < transvestite n. + -ic suffix, perhaps after German transvestitisch (1910). Compare earlier transvestite adj. and slightly later transvestic adj. Originally Psychology. Now somewhat dated. Of, relating to, or characterized by the wearing of clothing conventionally associated with the opposite sex. Also sometimes: designating a person who cross-dresses, esp. regularly or habitually. Cf. transvestic adj., transvestite adj.In psychology, often with the implication that the action of cross-dressing produces sexual pleasure. ΚΠ 1930 S. Parker tr. W. Stekel Sexual Aberrations II. 314 The argument that the patients had not other opportunity to develop the transvestitic habits [Ger. Transvestitur] except during such experiences in childhood is quite correct. 1934 H. L. Benjamin in Harper's Monthly Mag. Aug. 324/2 Transvestists..are continuously unhappy if they wear the dress of their own sex. Men, although normal in every other respect, have the intense desire to dress in female attire; and transvestitic women likewise have the insuppressible wish to dress as men. 1961 Mattachine Rev. Jan. 12 Not every act of ‘cross-dressing’ is transvestitic. 1979 P. Ackroyd Dressing up, Transvestism, & Drag 31/1 Transvestitic fetishism is obviously sexual in nature, but of all deviations transvestism is the most 'aesthetic' or cerebral. 2008 Lat. Amer. Res. Rev. 43 168 Unfortunately, the film seems more preoccupied with criticizing machismo than with exploring the transvestitic desires of the protagonist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1930
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