gender

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈdʒendə(r)/

/ˈdʒendər/

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[uncountable, countable] the fact of being male or female, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences, not differences in biology; members of a particular gender as a group
- issues of class, race and gender
- traditional concepts of gender
- Levels of physical activity did not differ between genders.
- The film has something for people of all ages, genders and backgrounds.
- gender differences/relations/roles/equality
- She examines the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change.
- The government is working on tackling gender inequalities in employment.
compare sex The term gender is also used more broadly to mean a range of identities that do not necessarily fit in with the usual division between male and female. see also intersex, transgender, transsexual
More About gender
genderWays of talking about men and women
- When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not.
The human race
- Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.
Jobs
- The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress.
- Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English.
- When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a woman/female doctor/barrister/driver. However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman:
  My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.
  They have a male nanny for their kids.
  a female racing driver
Pronouns
- He used to be considered to cover both men and women:
  Everyone needs to feel he is loved
  . This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, etc. one of the plural pronouns they, them, and their is often used:
  Does everybody know what they want?
  Somebody’s left their coat here.
  I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them.
- Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing:
  Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself.
  He/she or (s)he can also be used in writing:
  If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information.
  (You may find that some writers just use ‘she’.) These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying:
  A baby cries when he or she is tired
  you can say
  Babies cry when they are tired.
Topics People in societyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- female
- male
- same
- …
gender + noun
- relations
- differences
- divisions
- …
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[countable, uncountable] (grammar) (in some languages) 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.
- In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
Wordfinder
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gendre (modern genre), based on Latin genus ‘birth, family, nation’. The earliest meanings were ‘kind, sort, genus’ and ‘type or class of noun, etc.’ (which was also a sense of Latin genus).

单词	gender
释义	gender noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈdʒendə(r)/ /ˈdʒendər/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the fact of being male or female, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences, not differences in biology; members of a particular gender as a group issues of class, race and gender traditional concepts of gender Levels of physical activity did not differ between genders. The film has something for people of all ages, genders and backgrounds. gender differences/relations/roles/equality She examines the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change. The government is working on tackling gender inequalities in employment. compare sex The term gender is also used more broadly to mean a range of identities that do not necessarily fit in with the usual division between male and female. see also intersex, transgender, transsexual More About gendergenderWays of talking about men and women When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not. The human race Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people. Jobs The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress. Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English. When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a woman/female doctor/barrister/driver. However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman: My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor. They have a male nanny for their kids. a female racing driver Pronouns He used to be considered to cover both men and women: Everyone needs to feel he is loved . This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, etc. one of the plural pronouns they, them, and their is often used: Does everybody know what they want? Somebody’s left their coat here. I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them. Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing: Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself. He/she or (s)he can also be used in writing: If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. (You may find that some writers just use ‘she’.) These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying: A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say Babies cry when they are tired. Topics People in societyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective female male same … gender + noun relations differences divisions … See full entry [countable, uncountable] (grammar) (in some languages) 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. In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender. Wordfinder case conjugate gender grammar inflect noun part of speech singular subject tense Topics Languagec1 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gendre (modern genre), based on Latin genus ‘birth, family, nation’. The earliest meanings were ‘kind, sort, genus’ and ‘type or class of noun, etc.’ (which was also a sense of Latin genus).
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