gender

美 [ˈdʒendər]英 [ˈdʒendə(r)]
  • 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

gen- 出生 + der abbr.引伸出(derive的缩写)

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gendergender

noun

1

性别
the fact of being male or female

issues of class, race and gender

阶级、种族和性别问题

gender differences/relations/roles

性别差异;性别关系;性别角色

2

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.

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。

gender

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 性;性别
    A person's gender is the fact that they are male or female.

    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
    N-COUNT (统称)男性,女性
    You can refer to all male people or all female people as a particular gender.

    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。

  • 3
    N-VAR (语法中名词、代词或形容词的)性
    In grammar, the gender of 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.

    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。

noun

1
the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus
Synonym: sex sexuality
2
a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives;in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
Synonym: grammatical gender

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  1. 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。

  2. Gender roles are often conditioned by cultural factors .

    文化因素常常对性别的角色有着重要的影响。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. She modestly suggests that ' sex , or at any rate gender , may account for the difference '

    她谨慎地提出“性别,至少是男女的性征,也许能解释这个差异”。

  6. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue .

    性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。

  7. 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。

  8. Dara challenges our stereotypical ideas about gender and femininity .

    达拉对我们老一套的性别和女性特质观念提出了异议。

  9. 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。

  10. Many have joined the campaign to end gender discrimination .

    很多人参与了禁止性别歧视的运动。

  11. You should raise the issue of gender discrimination with the council .

    你应该向委员会提出性别歧视的问题。

  12. We simply don 't need more poetry , gender studies , or sociology majors .

    我们根本不需要更多的诗歌、性别研究或社会学专业。

  13. They were the pioneers of gender equity , in their useful , adaptable clothing , which was both made for the masses and capable of self-expression .

    她们是两性平等的先驱,体现于她们非常实用的、适应性强的服装上,既适合大众,又能表达自我个性。

  14. The image , which also contained novel descriptions of ants , fascinated a European audience that was more concerned with the exotic story unfolding before them than the gender of the person who painted it .

    这幅画中还包含了对蚂蚁的新颖描述,它吸引了欧洲观众,他们更关心的是展现在他们面前的奇异故事,而不是绘制者的性别。

  15. Among young adults , living arrangements differ significantly by gender .

    年轻人的居住方式因性别不同有显著差异。

  16. Physical resemblance between people was not a factor . Nor was gender .

    外表的相似并不是叫错名字的原因,而且和性别也无关。

  17. As in many other fields , gender bias is widespread in the sciences .

    与许多其他领域一样,性别偏见在科学界普遍存在。

  18. Also , mothers may call on their children more often than fathers , given traditional gender norms .

    另外,鉴于传统的性别准则,母亲叫孩子名字的情况或许多于父亲。

  19. A new study challenges that belief , questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender .

    一项新的研究挑战了这种信念,质疑大脑是否真的可以通过性别来区分。

  20. Beyond gender , young adult 's living arrangements differ considerable by education — which is tied to financial means .

    除性别外,年轻人的居住方式还因受教育程度而有很大差异——受教育情况与经济状况息息相关。

  21. Even so , relatively few young women ( 15 % ) say they have been discriminated against at work because of their gender .

    即便如此,相对较少的女性(15%)说她们曾经因为性别而在职场上遭到歧视。

  22. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same , regardless of gender .

    但他告诫不要从这项研究中得出不管性别如何,所有的大脑都是相同的结论。

  23. If anything , he said , the study suggests that gender plays a very important role in the brain " even when we are not clear exactly how . "

    他说,总之,这项研究暗示出性别在大脑中扮演着非常重要的作用——“即使目前我们不确定是如何起作用的。”

  24. " Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving many make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses , " Karraker said .

    凯克说:“性别准则以及社会对付出关怀的预期可能使得男性更难为重病的配偶提供关爱。

  25. Larry Cahill , an American neuroscientist , said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning traditional beliefs about gender and brain function .

    美国神经科学家拉里·卡希尔说,这项研究对那些质疑传统的性别和大脑功能理念的研究是一个重要补充。

  26. Among Millennial women , 75 % say this country needs to continue making changes to achieve gender equality in the workplace , compared with 57 % of Millennial men .

    在千禧一代的女性中75%人认为国家需要继续做岀改变来达到职场上的性别平等,但千禧一代的男性只有57%有这样的看法。

  27. They were all edited for gender and other identifying information , so Dutt and her team could assign them a score without knowing the gender of the student .

    这些推荐信中所有有关性别和其他的识别信息都被编辑过,这样达特和她的团队在不知道学生性别的情况下为推荐信打分数。

  28. The gender gap on this question is even wider among working adults in their 30s and 40s , when many women face the trade-offs that go with work and motherhood .

    这一问题上的性别差异在30岁到40多岁的成年职场人土中更为明显,这也正是很多女性需要面临工作和生育之间的权衡的时候。

  29. Daphna Joel , who led the study , said her research found that while there are some gender-based similarities , many different types of brain can 't always be distinguished by gender .

    领导这项研究的达芙娜·乔尔说,她的研究发现,虽然有一些基于性别的相似之处,但许多不同类型的大脑并不能根据性别来区分。

  30. Rather , the point is to use the results of this study to open up meaningful dialogues on implicit gender bias , be it at a departmental level or an institutional level or even a discipline level .

    相反,我们研究的目的是利用这项研究结果对隐含的性别偏见开启有意义的对话,无论是在部门层面,还是在机构层面,甚至是在学科层面。

同义词

n.

sex