androgynous

a. 雌雄同体的, 雌雄同序的, 两性畸形的 [医] 两性畸形的, 雌雄同体的, 男子女化的

发音

UK /ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/
其它
US /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/

词形变化

more androgynous 比较级 most androgynous 最高级

别名

androg androgonous androgenous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

  2. 2.

    Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.

    不男不女

    Nicknames like Pat, Sam, and Chris are androgynous, used by both men and women.

  3. 3.

    Possessing qualities of both sexes.

  4. 4.

    Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.

    计算机 工程 数学

    APAS is an androgynous docking system, so – in principle, at least – any APAS-equipped vehicle should be able to hook up with any other, without having to worry about matching male with female ports.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 2

female male

近义相关 10

bisexual unisex hermaphrodite epicene gynandromorphic gynandromorphous hermaphroditic intersexual pseudohermaphrodite pseudohermaphroditic

词源

From Latin androgynus (“man-woman, hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógŭnos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to andro- + gyno- + -ous.

来源：wiktionary