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Gender N Var Male People Pronouns 英[ˈdʒendə(R 美[ˈdʒɛndɚ N.<语>性某些语言的(阳性、阴性和中性,不同的性有不同的词尾等);性别;某些语言的(名词、代词和形容词)性的区分

单词 gender
音标
英[ˈdʒendə(r)] 美[ˈdʒɛndɚ]
解释
n.<语>性某些语言的(阳性、阴性和中性,不同的性有不同的词尾等);性别;某些语言的(名词、代词和形容词)性的区分;
例句

N-VAR
性;性别
A person's gender is the fact that they are male or female.
例: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。
例:...groups that are traditionally discriminated against on grounds of gender, colour, race, or age.长期以来因为性别、肤色、种族或年龄而遭歧视的人群

N-COUNT
(统称)男性,女性
You can refer to all male people or all female people as a particular gender.
例: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。
例:...the different abilities and skills of the two genders.两性具备的不同能力和技能

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.
例: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。
变形
pl:genders~

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