sexual
英['sekʃʊəl;-sjʊəl]
美['sɛʃʊəl]
词态变化
副词: sexually;
中文词源
sexual 性的，性行为的sex,性，-al,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.
- 从他的性取向来看，他不像异性恋，更像个同性恋。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Girls generally reach sexual maturity two years earlier than boys.
- 通常女孩性发育成熟要比男孩早两年。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage.
- 她仍旧渴望拥有婚姻中逝去的那份缱绻和肌肤之亲。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had been engaging in some kind of kinky sexual activity.
- 他一直在进行一些变态的性活动。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money.
- 玛丽亚在非常年轻的时候，曾靠卖淫来赚钱。
来自柯林斯例句