| 单词 | sexual orientation |
| 释义 | sexual orientation[ sek-shoo-uhl awr-ee-uhn-tey-shuhn, ‐en‐ ] / ˈsɛk ʃu əl ˌɔr i ənˈteɪ ʃən, ‐ɛn‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sexual orientation ON THESAURUS.COM nounone's inherent attraction to a sexual partner of a certain gender, or the absence of gender preference in a sexual relationship; one’s identity as asexual, bisexual, heterosexual, gay, pansexual, etc. Compare affectional orientation. Origin of sexual orientationFirst recorded in 1990–95 Words nearby sexual orientationsexual intercourse, sexuality, sexualize, sexually transmitted disease, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual orientation, sexual relations, sexual reproduction, sexual revolution, sexual selection, sex up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for sexual orientationsexual orientation Preference for sexual activity with people of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both. (See bisexuality, heterosexuality, and homosexuality.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for sexual orientationsexual orientation n.The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. Replaces sexual preference in most contemporary uses. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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