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sexuality

/sek-shoo-al-i-tee or, especially British, seks-yoo-/US // ˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti or, especially British, ˌsɛks yu- //UK // (ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ) //

性行为,性生活,性活动,性爱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.
    • : recognition of or emphasis upon sexual matters.
    • : involvement in sexual activity.
    • : an organism's preparedness for engaging in sexual activity.

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Examples

  • Ashley Brown, an assistant professor of Entertainment Arts and Engineering at the University of Utah, studies sexuality and games.

  • I think my generation is really curious about technology, about the different ways we can make money, about what a career means, what an identity means, what sexuality means.

  • Every individual has the right to embrace their sexuality, gender, and orientation.

  • This group frequently suggested that since equality has already been achieved in America, sexuality and gender identity should not be given special protection.

  • And, if your teen is facing serious hardship due to their identity, special counselors exist to assist those who struggle due to their unaccepted genders and sexualities.

  • Margot Canaday here at Princeton writes on sexuality and American politics.

  • A 64-year-old animal trainer, he makes the six-hour round-trip every two weeks to submit to her and explore his sexuality.

  • Female sexuality has long confounded researchers and eluded popular understanding.

  • What if healthy sexuality was the framework that young adults used to process every sexual message that they encounter?

  • He had married, and had an affair, while he was writing Lady Macbeth, and the opera was alive with sexuality.

  • Very frequently even in childhood sexuality gives rise to enduring imaginative sexual activity.

  • In certain families, the early awakening of sexuality is observed with remarkable frequency.

  • But equally erroneous is the opposite view, that the early awakening of sexuality is an indication of exceptional endowments.

  • We must, for these reasons, guard against the misconception that the early awakening of sexuality is per se pathological.

  • Before we go on to speak of the sexuality of the Cryptogams however, a few words may be devoted to that of the flowering plants.