lesbian英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A homosexual woman, a woman who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.

— There have also been women who loved other women. These are the Lesbians or Tribades.
A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals. uncommon

— There was one recently that determined on an island off California 14 percent of the female sea gulls were lesbians (and we know that kind of thing would never go among Nantucket sea gulls).
Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“native or inhabitant of Lesbos.”). alt-of,archaic

动词 v.

To (cause to) take part in lesbian sex, or other lesbian activity. ambitransitive,informal,nonstandard

— That's the way I want to go – Lesbianed to death.

形容词 adj.

Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.

— Lesbian fans of the show were rooting for Jane and Amanda to get together.
Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.; Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners. broadly
Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.

— a lesbian relationship / marriage / kiss
Intended for lesbians. especially

— We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.
Alternative letter-case form of Lesbian (“of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos”). alt-of,archaic

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词

gay homosexual

衍生词

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词源

词源 1

From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s.

词源 2

From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s.

词源 3

From Latin Lesbiana, from Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos) + Latin adjective suffix -iana; by reference to Sappho of Lesbos (whence also sapphist, sapphic), known for her sentimental poems about women. This sense of the word may have been borrowed from, or influenced by, the German cognate lesbisch, where it is found in medical literature from the 1830s.