名複: sexes
sex



KK:[sɛks] DJ:[sеks]
n.
- 性別[U]
- 男性;女性[C]
- 性,色情[U]
- 性行為,性交;性慾;性感[U]
衍生
a.
sexed
辨析
同義:
n.性,性別
gender persuasionn.性慾,性關係,性交,做愛
facts of life coitus sexual intercourse coition copulation consummation mating making love having it away making it going to bed intercourse fornication reproduction procreation getting i going all the way screwing sleeping with someone bedding someone同義參見:
relation以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
n.
- either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions. ▸the fact of belonging to one of these categories.▸the group of all members of either sex.
- sexual activity, specifically sexual intercourse. ▸euphemistic a person's genitals.
v.
- determine the sex of.
- (sex something up) informal present something in a more interesting or lively way.
- (sex someone up) informal arouse or attempt to arouse someone sexually.
Derivative
- sexer n.
Usage
On the difference between the words sex (in sense 1 above) and gender, see usage at gender.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. sexe or L. sexus.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》
性有以下的意義:
- 性別,生物學上是指有許多物種可以按生殖系統劃分成兩個或兩個以上的種類,如男性或女性,亦包括生理和社會性別。
- 性 (語法),指語法上詞的分類屬性。
- 有性生殖,生物透過生殖細胞的生殖方式。
- 人類的性,人類的生殖、情感與社會等相關議題,性交易或性慾望,包括人類性行為、皮條客或妓女。
- 性 (儒家),儒家的思想概念,如《中庸》:「天命之謂性,率性之謂道」。
- 性 (本質),人性的本色。
- 性 (書本),美國女歌手麥當娜創作的性虐戀奇幻書籍。