Word · Frequency #7222
homosexual
同性恋的
核心释义
sexually attracted to people of the same sex
- 1.
对同性有性吸引力
sexually attracted to members of your own sex
对同性有性吸引力
用法In use
The documentary tells the story of a homosexual couple living in a small town.
用法提示：homosexual 作定语修饰 couple，表示“同性恋的”。
She wrote a book about the struggles faced by homosexual teenagers in conservative communities.
用法提示：homosexual 作定语修饰 teenagers，形容词用法。
He felt comfortable after his friends accepted that he was homosexual.
用法提示：homosexual 作表语，说明主语的身份或属性。
homosexual + noun
作定语直接放在名词前，说明该人或该关系指向同性。
He wrote a novel about a homosexual couple living in Paris.
他写了一部关于一对住在巴黎的同性恋伴侣的小说。
be / feel + homosexual
作表语时跟在 be、feel、seem 等系动词后，描述主语的性质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- homosexual relationship
- 同性恋爱关系
- They have been in a homosexual relationship for over a decade.他们已经维持了十多年的同性恋爱关系。
- homosexual couple
- 同性恋情侣
- The homosexual couple adopted a child last year.那对同性恋情侣去年收养了一个孩子。
- homosexual orientation
- 同性恋取向
- She kept her homosexual orientation private at work.她在工作中对自己的同性恋取向保密。
- homosexual acts
- 同性性行为
- The documentary traces the history of laws against homosexual acts.这部纪录片追溯了禁止同性性行为的法律的历史。
- homosexual tendencies
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 homo 记成“相同”（如同类），sexual 是“性的”，合起来就是“对同性别的人有性吸引”，记住 homo=相同即可。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学或法律文书、社会科学讨论 homosexual 通常比 gay 更正式，多用于医学、法律或学术语境；日常口语中更常见用 gay 或 lesbian。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语，无比较级。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final stressed syllable /ˈsɛkʃəwəl/, so they rhyme with homosexual. Note that in homosexual the prefix homo- is pronounced /ˌhoʊmoʊ/, unlike homograph or homophone, where homo- has a different vowel and stress pattern. Also, the ending spelled -sexual is pronounced with /ʃəwəl/, not /sjuəl/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.