opposite-sex

IPA/ˌɒp.ə.zɪt ˈseks/
IPA/ˌɑː.pə.zɪt ˈseks/

opposite-sex — 名詞

1. all the people whose sex or gender differs from your own — men and boys for a wo

1.名詞B1
釋義

異性

與自身性別不同的所有人

all the people whose sex or gender differs from your own — men and boys for a woman or girl, women and girls for a man or boy

例句

Yuki found it difficult to start conversations with the opposite sex at parties.

Yuki 發現自己在派對上很難和異性展開對話。

collocation: with the opposite sex

Keiko found her closest friend among the opposite sex at the local tennis club.

Keiko 在當地的網球俱樂部認識了她最要好的異性朋友。

常見搭配
  • member of the opposite sex
  • attraction to the opposite sex
  • interest in the opposite sex
  • understanding the opposite sex
同義詞
  • other sex

    less common; mainly found in formal or academic writing

  • other gender

    preferred when acknowledging more than two genders

反義詞
  • same sex

    people of one's own sex or gender

用法筆記

Almost always used with 'the' and commonly follows prepositions like 'of', 'with', 'to', or 'among'. Often paired with nouns such as 'member', 'friend', or 'interest'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • member of the opposite sex
  • friend of the opposite sex
  • attraction to the opposite sex
  • interest in the opposite sex

常用片語

介系詞搭配

  • of the opposite sex
  • with the opposite sex
  • to the opposite sex
  • among the opposite sex