gender-neutral

短语

不分性别的,随中性化

发音

US

词形变化

more gender-neutral 比较级 most gender-neutral 最高级

别名

genderneutral

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.

    Used by or intended for people of any gender; not restricted to (only one) gender; available to all genders.

    The women's sleeping quarters are on the left side of the dormitory, the men's are on the right; gender-neutral restrooms are located in the middle.

  2. 2.

    Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.

    Of words, phrasing, etc.: not indicating or referring to (only one) gender.

    Many modern laws use gender-neutral constructions like "they" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he".

    Gender-neutral pronouns like "ey" and "ze" are used by many genderqueer, intersex, and neutrois individuals.

  3. 3.

    Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.

    In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.

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词源

Compound of gender + neutral.

来源:wiktionary