gender
noun uk/?d?en.d?r/ us/?d?en.d?/
(SEX)
B2 [ U ]性别
the physical and/or social condition of being male or female
Does this test show the gender of the baby? 这种检测能测出胎儿的性别吗？
Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age or disability is not allowed. 基于种族、性别、年龄或残疾的歧视都是不能容许的。
Compare: sex noun (MALE/FEMALE)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ]（所有）男人，女人
all males, or all females, considered as one group
I think both genders are capable of taking care of children. 我认为男人和女人都能照看孩子。
Compare: sex noun (MALE/FEMALE)
- More examples
- She felt that her destiny had been shaped by her gender.
- The sample of people questioned was drawn from the university's student register and stratified by age and gender.
- Male actors were used to play characters of both genders.
- Forensic scientists can tell the gender of the victim from the skeleton. #p#分页标题#e#
- There is an even gender ratio within the company.
(GRAMMAR)
B2 [ C ] language specialized性（一些语言将名词、代词和形容词分为阳性、阴性和中性的语法形式）
the grammatical arrangement of nouns, pronouns and adjectives into masculine, feminine, and neuter types in some languages
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- Gender, of course, isn't an issue in the English language.
- I so often get the gender wrong when I'm trying to speak French.
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