hermaphroditism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of an organism that is able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphroditism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequential hermaphroditism or dichogamy). countable,uncountable
    — Among other organisms, alternative methods of reproduction include budding, hermaphroditism (one individual carrying both kinds of sex organs) and isogamy (two individuals, not distinguished as male and female, combining their genes).
  2. The condition of intersex people with intermediate sex characteristics or pseudohermaphroditism. countable,dated,historical,offensive,uncountable

词形变化

hermaphroditisms plural

词汇关系

近义词
hermaphrodism dichogamous cosexual intersex intersexuality
相关词
hermaphrodite hermaphroditic hermaphroditical hermaphroditically pseudohermaphroditism intersex

词源

Etymology tree
English hermaphrodite
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English hermaphroditism
From hermaphrodite + -ism.
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