sexual
英['sek???l;-sj??l]
美['s????l]
- adj. 性的；性別的；有性的
詞態變化
副詞:?sexually;
中文詞源
sexual 性的，性行為的
sex,性，-al,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- sexual (adj.)
- 1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from Late Latin sexualis "relating to sex," from Latin sexus (see sex (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1766; sexual intercourse attested by 1778; sexual orientation by 1967; sexual harassment by 1975. Sexual revolution attested by 1962. Sexual politics is from 1970. Related: Sexually.
雙語例句
- 1. His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.
- 從他的性取向來看，他不像異性戀，更像個同性戀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.
- 通常女孩性發育成熟要比男孩早兩年。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage.
- 她仍舊渴望擁有婚姻中逝去的那份繾綣和肌膚之親。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had been engaging in some kind of kinky sexual activity.
- 他一直在進行一些變態的性活動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money.
- 瑪麗亞在非常年輕的時候，曾靠賣淫來賺錢。
來自柯林斯例句