incel

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one. countable,uncountable
    — Though, involuntary celibates (or incels) shouldn't try to rationalize a dateless season or pass off sexual awkwardness as virtue; […]
  2. An individual who is not sexually active despite having such a desire. countable,uncountable
    — Another study by Donnelly of seventy-seven incels in marriages or long-term relationships in the Journal of Marriage and Family used a web-based questionnaire to ask people why they stayed in their sexless relationships (defined in this case as no sex for six months).
  3. A misogynistic man, with the implication that his misogyny makes him undesirable to potential partners, thus limiting his romantic and/or sexual prospects. countable,derogatory,uncountable
  4. "Involuntary celibacy": the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be. informal,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Not having sexual relations despite wishing to. not-comparable
    — People who are 'incel' are often suspected as being gay. It's annoying.

词形变化

incels plural

词源

词源 1
Blend of involuntary + celibate. Coined by "Alana" in 1997 on an online forum (originally as invcel). Came to widespread usage in the mid-2010s, chiefly online, but now more widespread.
词源 2
Blend of involuntary + celibate. Coined by "Alana" in 1997 on an online forum (originally as invcel). Came to widespread usage in the mid-2010s, chiefly online, but now more widespread.
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