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gender-neutral

/jen-der-noo-truhl, -nyoo-/US // ˈdʒɛn dərˈnu trəl, -ˈnyu- //

性别中立,性别中性,性别中立的,性别不限

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only: Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
    • : using words wherever appropriate that are free of reference to gender: gender-neutral language.
    • : relating to, intended for, or common to any gender: a nursery decorated with gender-neutral colors.
    • : noting or relating to a person of neutral gender, neither male nor female: raising a gender-neutral child to avoid gender stereotypes.

Examples

  • There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.

  • Gender roles exceed the biological circumstances of childbirth and they are, perhaps, much less likely to change.

  • There have been changes in our society on issues of sexual and gender justice.

  • The unfortunate reality is that race, gender, and economic status do matter when justice is meted out.

  • That they will leverage their voices and their power to make real change to improve gender diversity.

  • A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.

  • Foreign families of neutral nationality sought more tranquil asylum far beyond the suburbs or on ships lying in the harbour.

  • Neutral passenger-steamers were allowed to take away refugees other than Spanish subjects.

  • A pretty dispute followed, in which Edna warmly espoused her father's cause and the Doctor remained neutral.

  • The reaction of human milk is slightly alkaline; of cow's, neutral or slightly acid.