gender
noun/ˈdʒendər/
Слово англійською: gender
Переклад gender українською: стать, рід (чолові́чий і т. д.), сорт
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] the fact of being male or female, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences, rather than differences in biology; members of a particular gender as a group
- issues of class, race and gender
- traditional concepts of gender
- Levels of physical activity did not differ between genders.
- gender differences/relations/roles/equality
- She examines the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change.
- The government is working on tackling gender inequalities in employment.
More About gendergenderWays of talking about men and women- When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not.
- Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.
- The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress.
- Many job names ending in -man also have a female equivalent ending -woman (e.g. postman/postwoman), but in some cases one equivalent is rarely or never used, especially in old-fashioned job names that were traditionally done by one sex (e.g. coalman, washerwoman). Other forms such as batswoman and tradeswoman are becoming more common as more women start to do these jobs.
- Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English.
- When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a woman/female doctor/barrister/driver. However, this is now not usually done unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman:
- My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.
- They have a male nanny for their kids.
- a female racing driver
- He used to be considered to cover both men and women:
- Everyone needs to feel he is loved.
- Does everybody know what they want?
- Somebody’s left their coat here.
- I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them.
- It is now generally acceptable in writing and speech to use they, them, and their to refer to a singular noun:
- When a guest arrives, they check in and we show them to their room.
- Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself.
- If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information.
- A baby cries when he or she is tired
- Babies cry when they are tired.
- Some people now specify which pronouns they prefer to be used when they are referred to, usually according to their gender identity:
- I want to share with you that I am trans, and my pronouns are ‘they’ and ‘them’.
- [countable, uncountable] (grammar) (in some languages) each of the classes (masculine, feminine and sometimes neuter) into which nouns, pronouns and adjectives are divided; the division of nouns, pronouns and adjectives into these different genders. Different genders may have different endings, etc.
- In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender.
Wordfinder- case
- conjugate
- gender
- grammar
- inflect
- noun
- part of speech
- singular
- subject
- tense
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gendre (modern genre), based on Latin genus ‘birth, family, nation’. The earliest meanings were ‘kind, sort, genus’ and ‘type or class of noun, etc.’ (which was also a sense of Latin genus).