androgynous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/    美 /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
  2. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
    — Nicknames like Pat, Sam, and Chris are androgynous, used by both men and women.
  3. Possessing qualities of both sexes.
    — The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.
  4. Of a connector or docking port, able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
    — APAS is an androgynous docking system, so – in principle, at least – any APAS-equipped vehicle should be able to hook up with any other, without having to worry about matching male with female ports.

词形变化

more androgynous comparative most androgynous superlative androgenous alternative

词汇关系

近义词
epicene unisex hermaphrodite
衍生词
androgynity androgynously androgynousness nonandrogynous polyandrogynous
相关词
androgyne androgyny genderqueer gender bender hermaphroditic intersex monogendered shehe

词源

From Latin androgynus (“man-woman, hermaphrodite”), from Ancient Greek ἀνδρόγῠνος (andrógŭnos), from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + γῠνή (gŭnḗ, “woman”) + -ος (-os, “-ous”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to andro- + gyno- + -ous.
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