Word
nance
/ˈnɑːnsei/
noun
男同性恋者
an offensive term for an openly homosexual man
贬义，冒犯性用语
- 1.
A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit.
南美黄楝树(Byrsonima crassifolia)
南美黄楝树(Byrsonima crassifolia)；女人气的男人；搞同性关系的人
In use
The new student was called a nance by a group of older boys.
No one dared to call him a nance to his face.
She stood up for her friend when someone called him a nance.
be a nance
这是冒犯性用语，指公开的同性恋男子，应避免使用。
He's such a nance.
他真是个娘娘腔。
call sb a nance
They called him a nance.
他们叫他娘娘腔。
Common mistakes
He is nance.He is a nance.
nance 是名词，不可用作形容词。应改为名词短语 a nance 作表语。
My neighbor is a nance.My neighbor is a gay man.
nance 是冒犯用语，在中性语境中应使用中性词汇 gay man。
Connections
Learner notes
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.