epicene + noun
定语用法:直接放在名词前,说明该名词所指的对象不分性别。
English "they" functions as an epicene pronoun for people of any gender.
英语中的“they”是一个通性代词,可用于指代任何性别的人。
两性特征的;雌雄同体的;性别不明的;(语法)通性的;不分男女性别的;不确定的;混合的;与希腊和拉丁语中可能指代男性或女性但具有固定语法性别的名词类别有关。;与任何语言中具有单一形式的名词或代词有关,可指代男性和女性。
Suitable for either sex; unisex.
与希腊和拉丁语中可能指代男性或女性但具有固定语法性别的名词类别有关。
Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
与任何语言中具有单一形式的名词或代词有关,可指代男性和女性。
Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
适合任何性别使用的;中性。
Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
性别不确定的,无论是无性、双性、雌雄同体或间性;人脸介于男性和女性之间。
Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
不确定的;混合的。
Indeterminate; mixed.
The model's epicene features made it difficult to guess their gender.
这位模特的中性特征让人难以猜测其性别。
用法提示:epicene作形容词,修饰features,表示'兼具两性特征的'。
The designer's latest collection featured epicene silhouettes that appealed to all genders.
这位设计师的最新系列采用了中性廓形,吸引了所有性别。
用法提示:epicene作形容词,修饰silhouettes,表示'中性的、不分性别的'。
Her voice had an epicene quality, neither distinctly feminine nor masculine.
她的声音有一种中性特质,既不明显女性化也不明显男性化。
用法提示:epicene作形容词,修饰quality,表示'兼具两性特征的中性特质'。
定语用法:直接放在名词前,说明该名词所指的对象不分性别。
English "they" functions as an epicene pronoun for people of any gender.
英语中的“they”是一个通性代词,可用于指代任何性别的人。
表语用法:放在 be 动词后,说明主语不分性别、男女皆可使用。
The new uniform is deliberately epicene, so anyone can wear it.
新制服刻意设计成男女皆宜的,因此任何人都能穿。
后接 in 引出具体方面,说明在某一特征上呈现中性或性别模糊。
The portrait is epicene in its features, blending masculine and feminine traits.
这幅肖像的五官特征性别模糊,融合了男性和女性的特点。
grammar · medium
易错句子The battle was epicene in scale.
正确表达The battle was epic in scale.
epicene 表示“不分性别的、通性的”,不表示“宏大的、史诗般的”;表示规模宏大或史诗般应用 epic。
grammar · medium
易错句子The teacher stayed epicene when the two students argued.
正确表达The teacher stayed neutral when the two students argued.
epicene 只用于性别、语法性别或男女皆宜的事物,不表示“在争执中不偏袒”;表示不站队、保持中立应用 neutral。
epicene 更书面、更学术,常用于语法术语(通性)或描述人的性别中性;unisex 多用于服饰、设施、服务等,指男女都可使用,语域更日常。
androgynous 强调外貌或风格同时具有男女两性特征;epicene 更常指语法上的通性,或书面地表示“性别中性”,不必然指外貌兼具两性。
epicurean 与 epicene 拼写和发音相近,但意思与性别无关,指追求享乐或讲究美食;epicene 才表示性别中性或语法通性。
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