| 词汇 | homosexual |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | homosexual adjective uk /ˌhəʊ.məˈsek.ʃu.əl/ us /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈsek.ʃu.əl/ sexually or romantically attracted to men if you are a man and women if you are a woman: homosexual sex/relationships The study participants were made up of homosexual couples and heterosexual couples. Note:The adjective homosexual often appears in formal writing and medical writing, but in other situations many people prefer to use the less formal words gay or (for women) lesbian. Compare bisexualadjective gayadjective(SEXUALITY) heterosexualnounformal lesbianadjective homosexual noun[ C ] formalold-fashioneduk /ˌhəʊ.məˈsek.ʃu.əl/ us /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈsek.ʃu.əl/ a man who is sexually or romantically attracted to men, or a woman who is sexually or romantically attracted to women: During that period in American history, men who were thought to be Communists or homosexuals were routinely interrogated and sometimes imprisoned. Note:Except when used in older scientific or technical writing, the noun homosexual is now considered offensive by many people. Related wordhomosexuality homosexual | American Dictionaryhomosexual noun[ C ] us/ˌhoʊ·məˈsek·ʃu·əl/ a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex homosexualadjective[ not gradable ]us/ˌhoʊ·məˈsek·ʃu·əl/ homosexualitynoun[ U ]us/ˌhoʊ·məˌsek·ʃuˈæl·ət̬·i/ |
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