Dictionary entry
straight person
noun
异性恋者
a heterosexual person; someone who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
- 1.
a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
In use
As a straight person, he sometimes forgets that not everyone shares his assumptions.
The survey asked each straight person how they would react to a same-sex couple moving in next door.
Some straight people are active allies in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
be a straight person
用于描述某人的性取向。
He is a straight person.
他是一个直人。
consider someone a straight person
They consider him a straight person.
他们认为他是一个直人。
identify as a straight person
常用搭配。
She identifies as a straight person.
她自我认同为直人。
Common mistakes
She is straight person.She is a straight person.
中文没有不定冠词，学生可能漏掉 'a'。正确的结构应为 'a straight person'，其中 'straight' 是形容词修饰 'person'。
He is a straight.He is a straight person.
学生误将 'straight' 用作名词指代人，但标准用法是 'straight person'。'Straight' 作名词可指异性恋者，但更常见的是短语 'straight person'。
Connections
Confusing words
- straight
- 直的 · straight 作形容词时意为“不弯曲的”，而 straight person 是名词短语，指异性恋者。
- straight man
- 捧哏角色 · straight man 指喜剧中配合逗哏的演员，与 straight person（异性恋者）含义完全不同。
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