c. 1300, "kind, sort, class," from Old French gendre, genre "kind, species; character; gender" (12c., Modern French genre), from stem of Latin genus (genitive generis) "race, stock, family; kind, rank, order; species," also "(male or female) sex," from PIE root *gene- (see genus). Also used in Latin to translate Aristotle's Greek grammatical term genos. The grammatical sense is attested in English from late 14c.
The "male-or-female sex" sense is attested in English from early 15c. As sex (n.) took on erotic qualities in 20c., gender came to be the usual English word for "sex of a human being," in which use it was at first regarded as colloquial or humorous. Later often in feminist writing with reference to social attributes as much as biological qualities; this sense first attested 1963. Gender-bender is from 1977, popularized from 1980, with reference to pop star David Bowie.
gender (v.)
"to bring forth," late 14c., from Old French gendrer, genrer "engender, beget, give birth to," from Latin generare "to engender, beget, produce" (see generation). Related: Gendered; gendering.
双语例句
1. Dara challenges our stereotypical ideas about gender and femininity.
达拉对我们老一套的性别和女性特质观念提出了异议。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality
关于性别和性行为的论文
来自《权威词典》
4. Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity.