释义 |
ep·i·cene AHD[ĕpʹĭ-sēn'] D.J.[ˈepɪˌsiːn]K.K.[ˈɛpɪˌsin]adj.(形容词)- Belonging to or having the characteristics of both the male and the female:通性的:同时具有男性和女性的特征或属于两性的:an epicene statue.通性的塑像
- Effeminate; unmanly.有女人气的;没有男子气慨的
- Sexless; neuter.无两性特征的;中性的
- Linguistics Having only one form of the noun for both the male and the female.【语言学】 通性词的:只有一个名词同时适用于男性和女性的
n.(名词)- One that is epicene.具有两性特征的人
- Linguistics An epicene word.【语言学】 通性词
- Middle English [having only one form of the noun for either gender] 中古英语 [只有一个名词同时适用于两性的]
- from Latin epicoenus 源自 拉丁语 epicoenus
- from Greek epikoinos [in common] 源自 希腊语 epikoinos [普遍地]
- epi- [epi-] epi- [前缀,表“在…之间”]
- koinos [common] * see kom koinos [普遍的] * 参见 kom
epʹicen'ism n.(名词) |