opposite-sex
/ˌɒp.ə.zɪt ˈseks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɑː.pə.zɪt ˈseks/ (ame, ipa)
opposite-sex — 名詞
1. all the people whose sex or gender differs from your own — men and boys for a wo
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
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。
As a teenager, Elena felt shy around members of the opposite sex.
青少年時期的 Elena 在異性面前會感到害羞。
Dr. Okonkwo studied how children learn to interact with the opposite sex.
Dr. Okonkwo 研究兒童如何學習與異性互動。
Fatima's dance class welcomes both the same sex and the opposite sex.
Fatima 的舞蹈課同時歡迎同性與異性參加。
- other sex
less common; mainly found in formal or academic writing
- other gender
preferred when acknowledging more than two genders
- 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'.