mx

IPA/mɪks/
IPA/mɪks/

mx — 縮寫

1. a title placed before someone's surname or full name when the person does not wa

1.縮寫B2
釋義

中性稱謂

放在姓名前、不標明性別的稱謂

a title placed before someone's surname or full name when the person does not want the title to show that they are male or female

例句

The clinic form listed Mx Chen as the patient's chosen title.

診所表格把 Mx Chen 列為這名病人自己選用的中性稱謂。

Mx + family name on official forms

Please welcome Mx Devika Rao, our new music teacher.

請歡迎 Mx Devika Rao,我們新來的音樂老師。

Mx + full name in introductions

同義詞
  • title

    broad term for words placed before names

  • honorific

    formal language term for a respectful name title

反義詞
  • Mr.

    gendered title for a man

  • Ms.

    gendered title for a woman

文法句型

Mx + family name

Mx + first name + family name

用法筆記

Usually written with a capital M on forms, letters, and name badges. Some people write 'Mx.' with a period, but plain 'Mx' is now common; unlike Mr. or Ms., this title leaves gender unspecified.

常見錯誤

Please ask Mx to sign here.
Please ask Mx Chen to sign here.
💡like other written titles, Mx is usually followed by a name in formal use.
The form changed every title to Mx.
The form used Mx only for people who chose it.
💡Mx is a personal title preference, not a default label for everyone.