epicene

英 ['epɪsiːn] 美 ['ɛpɪsin]
  • adj. 通性的;有两性特征的
  • n. 阴阳人

中文词源


epicene 缺乏性特征的

epi-, 在上,在中。-cene, 公共,共性的,来自PIE*kom, 相伴,一起,词源同前缀com-,con-.原指一种不含阴性,阳性的拉丁文语法结构,后引申词义缺乏性特征的。

英文词源


epicene (adj.)
"belonging to or including both sexes," mid-15c., epycen, originally a grammatical term for nouns that may denote either gender, from Latin epicoenus "common," from Greek epikoinos "common to many, promiscuous," from epi "on" (see epi-) + koinos "common" (see coeno-). English has no need of it in its grammatical sense. Extended sense of "characteristic of both sexes" first recorded in English c. 1600; that of "effeminate" is from 1630s.

双语例句


1. Today, fashions in clothing are becoming increasingly epicene.
今天服装的流行款式越来越中性了.

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2. Judy is an epicene person.
朱迪是个阴阳人.

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3. Mr. Green's epicene style of writing appeals to nobody.
没有人对格林先生软弱的文体发生兴趣.

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4. He was entrancing, with that epicene beauty.
他是迷人的, 带着女性美.

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