Word · Frequency #7222
homosexual
/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsekʃəwəl/
adjective
同性恋的
sexually attracted to people of the same sex
- 1.
sexually attracted to members of your own sex
对同性有性吸引力
对同性有性吸引力
In use
The documentary tells the story of a homosexual couple living in a small town.
She wrote a book about the struggles faced by homosexual teenagers in conservative communities.
He felt comfortable after his friends accepted that he was homosexual.
Connections
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
- 同性恋倾向
- He struggled with his homosexual tendencies as a teenager.他青少年时期曾为自己的同性恋倾向而苦恼。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语，无比较级。
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/.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.