Word
epicene
不分性别的;男女皆宜的
Suitable for either sex; unisex.
- 1.
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。
- 2.
Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
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。
- 3.
Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
适合任何性别使用的;中性。
- 4.
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.
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。
- 5.
Indeterminate; mixed.
不确定的;混合的。
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。
In use
The model's epicene features made it difficult to guess their gender.
The designer's latest collection featured epicene silhouettes that appealed to all genders.
Her voice had an epicene quality, neither distinctly feminine nor masculine.
Connections
Word family
- epicenes
- plural
Learner notes
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