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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary het·ero·sex·u·al
ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1892 1. a. of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward the opposite sex b. of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between individuals of opposite sex 2. of or relating to different sexes
noun DATE 1920 : a heterosexual person English Etymology heterosexual heterosexual (adj.) 1892, in C.G. Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's "Psychopathia Sexualis." The noun is recorded from 1920, but not in common use until 1960s. Colloquial shortening hetero is from 1933. Heterosexuality is first recorded 1900. Heterosexist "characteristic of discrimination against homosexuals" is first attested 1979. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 heterosexual het·ero·sex·ual / 7hetErE5sekFuEl / noun a person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex 异性恋者 ⇨ compare bisexual , homosexual • het·ero·sex·ual adj.: a heterosexual relationship 异性恋关系 • het·ero·sexu·al·ity / 7hetErE7sekFu5AlEti / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged het·ero·sexual I. \|hed.ərō+\ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + sexual 1. : of or relating to or characterized by heterosexuality < sexual relationships between individuals of opposite sexes are heterosexual — A.C.Kinsey > — opposed to homosexual 2. : of or relating to different sexes < heterosexual twins > < a heterosexual flock of chickens — Anatomical Record > < the pairing off … is seldom heterosexual — A.J.Liebling > II. noun (-s) : a heterosexual individual |
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