heterosexual

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a. 异性的, 异性爱的 n. 异性恋的人

发音

US /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
其它
US /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/
UK /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
UK /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/

词形变化

heterosexuals 复数 heterosexuals more heterosexual 比较级 most heterosexual 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

    异性恋者

adj.
  1. 1.

    Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

    异性恋的

  2. 2.

    Between two people of different sex.

  3. 3.

    Having a sexual desire for the opposite sex seen as unhealthy, including a proclivity for nonreproductive sex.

    废旧 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

straight heterosexual person

上位词 6

someone person somebody soul individual mortal
形容词

反义词 2

homosexual bisexual

近义相关 1

straight

参见 1

metrosexual

相关短语

heterosexual person [网络] 异性恋者

词源

From hetero- + -sexual. Earliest citation from 1892, in C.G. Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's Psychopathia Sexualis.

来源：wiktionary