homosexual

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a. 同性恋的 n. 同性恋者

发音

UK /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/
US /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

词形变化

homosexuals 复数 homosexuals more homosexual 比较级 most homosexual 最高级

别名

homo homosexualist

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

    同性恋者

adj.
  1. 1.

    Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)

    同性恋的

    同性的

    正式

    No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.

  2. 2.

    Between two people of the same sex; gay.

    正式

    Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.

  3. 3.

    Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.

    同性恋的

    同性的

    过时

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

gay homo homophile

上位词 6

someone person somebody soul individual mortal

下位词 6

lesbian closet queen gayman gay woman shirt lifter tribade
形容词

反义词 2

heterosexual bisexual

近义相关 7

gay lesbian queer butch homoerotic homophile Sapphic

相关短语

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词源

Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex or sexuality”), coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868, and popularized in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis (2nd ed. 1887, in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof (compare bisexual), displacing the slightly older term Uranian. Equivalent to homo- + -sexual.

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