gender

英 [ˈdʒendə(r)]

美 [ˈdʒendər]

n.  性别; 性(阳性、阴性和中性，不同的性有不同的词尾等)

复数：genders　过去分词：gendered　过去式：gendered　

考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3608 / COCA.1824

牛津词典

noun

• 性别
  the fact of being male or female
  1. issues of class, race and gender
     阶级、种族和性别问题
  2. gender differences/relations/roles
     性别差异；性别关系；性别角色
• 性（阳性、阴性和中性，不同的性有不同的词尾等）
  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.
  1. In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
     法语中形容词必须在数和性上与名词一致。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 性；性别
  A person'sgenderis the fact that they are male or female.
  1. Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.
     妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
  2. ...groups that are traditionally discriminated against on grounds of gender, colour, race, or age.
     长期以来因为性别、肤色、种族或年龄而遭歧视的人群
• N-COUNT （统称）男性，女性
  You can refer to all male people or all female people as a particulargender.
  1. While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entire gender.
     虽然她的评论就某些男人而言可能是正确的，但绝不适用于所有男性。
  2. ...the different abilities and skills of the two genders.
     两性具备的不同能力和技能
• N-VAR （语法中名词、代词或形容词的）性
  In grammar, thegenderof a noun, pronoun, or adjective is whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. A word's gender can affect its form and behaviour. In English, only personal pronouns such as 'she', reflexive pronouns such as 'itself', and possessive determiners such as 'his' have gender.
  1. In both Welsh and Irish the word for 'moon' is of feminine gender.
     在威尔士语和爱尔兰语中，表示“月亮”的词是阴性的。

英英释义

noun

• the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
  1. she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus
  Synonym:sexsexuality
• a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives
  Synonym:grammatical gender

双语例句

• Pressure from sports funding bodies has also improved gender equality in sports.
  来自体育资助机构的压力也提高了运动中的性别平等。
• While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entire gender.
  虽然她的评论就某些男人而言可能是正确的，但绝不适用于所有男性。
• When businesses talk of leadership diversity, most think of gender and ethnicity.
  当企业谈到领导层多样性的时候，大多数人想到的是性别和族裔。
• Gender: gender and education, gender and work, womens and mens role in the family
  性别：性别和教育，性别和工作，男人和女人在家庭中的角色
• It is not a person's gender that fits them to be a vicar but what is in their hearts.
  一个人是否胜任教区牧师一职取决于其品德而不是其性别。
• I think Michael has transcended every boundary of gender and race and age and sport.
  我认为迈克尔已经超越了年龄、性别和种族的每一条界限。
• Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
  性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
• Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity.
  许多因素都很重要，如阶级、性别、年龄及民族。
• It was a window into issues of gender identification and role playing.
  这个窗口投射出了男性和女性对性别身份和所扮演角色的看法。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.
  妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。