| 单词 | hermaphrodite |
| 释义 | hermaphrodite n. & adj. --n 1. a Zool. an animal having both male and female sexual organs. b Bot. a plant having stamens and pistils in the same flower. 2. a human being in which both male and female sex organs are present, or in which the sex organs contain both ovarian and testicular tissue. 3. a person or thing combining opposite qualities or characteristics. --adj 1. combining both sexes. 2. combining opposite qualities or characteristics. Phrases and idioms hermaphrodite brig hist. a two-masted sailing ship rigged on the foremast as a brig and on the mainmast as a schooner. Derivatives hermaphroditic adj. hermaphroditical adj. hermaphroditism n. Etymology: L hermaphroditus f. Gk hermaphroditos, orig. the name of a son of Hermes and Aphrodite in Greek mythology, who became joined in one body with the nymph Salmacis |
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