| 单词 | heterosexual |
| 释义 | heterosexual (once / 8497 pages) nadj A heterosexual person is attracted to people of the opposite sex. Boys who like girls and women who like men are heterosexual. Being heterosexual has long been considered "normal" in our society. When you think of a married couple or parents, it's usually been a man and woman — in other words, a heterosexual couple. However, being heterosexual is only one sexual orientation. Other people are gay, or homosexual. Our culture is slowly starting to accept that heterosexuality isn't the only acceptable sexual orientation. Another word for heterosexual is straight. WORD FAMILYheterosexual: heterosexualism, heterosexuality, heterosexually, heterosexuals USAGE EXAMPLESReligious conservatives claimed that the accord incorporated a hidden pro-LGBTI agenda that would redefine sexual orientation and disenfranchise heterosexuals. Time(Dec 01, 2016) Not only the 70 million homosexual people in China, but also the millions of heterosexual women who risk ending up married to homosexual men. BBC(Nov 26, 2016) He also has said he would seek to limit medically assisted procreation strictly to heterosexual couples “for medical reasons.” Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1n a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex Syn|Hyper heterosexual person, straight, straight person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2adj sexually attracted exclusively to members of the opposite sex Syn|Ant straight not homosexual homosexual sexually attracted to members of your own sex bisexualsexually attracted to both sexes gay, homophile, queerhomosexual or arousing homosexual desires homoeroticof or concerning homosexual love lesbian, sapphicof or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman paederastic, pederasticof homosexuality between a man and a boy transgender, transgenderedinvolving a partial or full reversal of gender transsexualoverwhelmingly desirous of being, or completely identifying with, the opposite sex transvestic, transvestitereceiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex |
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