epicene

美 ['epɪsi:n] 　英 ['epɪsi:n]

词形变化

复数：epicenes

英汉双解

adj.

1.	兼具男女两性特征的；缺乏性特征的having characteristics of both the male and female sex or of neither sex in particular

epicene beauty

兼具阳刚和阴柔之美

2.	通性的having one form to represent male and female

You can write ‘s/he’ as an epicene pronoun when you are not referring to men or women in particular.

不特指男性或女性时可以写成 s/he 表示通性代词。

英汉解释

adj.	1. 【语】两性通用的,通性 2. 【生】兼有两性的;无男女区别的;有女人气的
n.	1. 通性词 2. 兼有两性特征的人

英英解释

adj.	1. having both male and female characteristics 2. of neither male nor female gender 3. lacking vigour and strength 4. describes a male having typically female characteristics 5. having only one grammatical form for both masculine and feminine in languages where nouns have genders
n.	1. a person of indeterminate gender 2. a noun with the same grammatical form for both masculine and feminine in languages where nouns have genders

例句

Today, fashions in clothing are becoming increasingly ~~epicene~~.

如今服装的流行款式越来越中性了。

We could all remain perpetual children, clean, happy, ~~epicene~~ Peter Pans.

我们都能和彼得·潘一样永远孩子般纯洁、愉快，没有性别差异。

热门查询