homosexual relationship
collocation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。
同性恋的
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同性恋的
sexually attracted to people of the same sex
The documentary tells the story of a homosexual couple living in a small town.
这部纪录片讲述了一对同性恋伴侣生活在一个小镇上的故事。
对同性有性吸引力
sexually attracted to members of your own sex
She wrote a book about the struggles faced by homosexual teenagers in conservative communities.
她写了一本关于保守社区中同性恋青少年所面临困境的书。
He felt comfortable after his friends accepted that he was homosexual.
朋友们接受他是同性恋后，他感到自在了。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
不存在所谓的同性恋者或异性恋者，只有同性性行为和异性性行为。
American author Gore Vidal offered this famous criticism of labeling people by their sexual orientation, insisting that sexual acts — not fixed identities — define sexuality.
美国作家戈尔·维达尔提出了这一著名的批评，反对用性取向给人贴标签，强调决定性倾向的是具体性行为，而非固定身份。
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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。
通常用作定语或表语，无比较级。
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