| 单词 | gender |
| 释义 | gender —gender /ˈdʒen.dər/ aep /-dɚ/ noun (SEX) B2 [U] the physical and/or social condition of being male or female: » Does this test show the gender of the baby?» Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age or disability is not allowed.→ COMPARE SEX(Cf. ↑sex) noun (MALE/FEMALE)Thesaurus+: ↑Men and women , ↑Kinds of men , ↑Kinds of womenF0 [C, + sing/pl verb] all males, or all females, considered as one group: » I think both genders are capable of looking after children.→ COMPARE SEX(Cf. ↑sex) noun (MALE/FEMALE)Thesaurus+: ↑Men and women , ↑Kinds of men , ↑Kinds of women• • • Extra Examples:» She felt that her destiny had been shaped by her gender.» The sample of people questioned was drawn from the university's student register and stratified by age and gender.» Male actors were used to play characters of both genders.» Forensic scientists can tell the gender of the victim from the skeleton.» There is an even gender ratio within the company.noun [C] SPECIALIZED (GRAMMAR) ► B2 the grammatical arrangement of nouns, pronouns and adjectives into masculine, feminine, and neuter types in some languagesThesaurus+: ↑Grammatical terms• • • Extra Examples:» Gender, of course, isn't an issue in the English language.» I so often get the gender wrong when I'm trying to speak French. |
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