sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 1200
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
action
1
sexual activity between people
When two people touch each other in a sexual way, especially having intercourse.
نمط الاستخدام:
to have sex (with [someone])
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
مرادفات
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
أضداد
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
تراكيب شائعة
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
مواضيع
relationships
|health
|daily life
|body
أمثلة
- They decided to wait before having sex.
- Safe sex practices can reduce the risk of disease.
- The movie contains scenes of explicit sex.
- He admitted to having sex with his partner before marriage.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- They had sex for the first time.
- You should practice safe sex.
- She does not want to have sex now.
- They had sex after they got married.
اسم
A2
entity
2
male or female biological category
Whether a person or animal is male or female by birth.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone's] sex is [male/female]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
مرادفات
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
أضداد
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
تراكيب شائعة
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
مواضيع
science
|health
|body
أمثلة
- The form asks you to state your sex.
- Some animals can change their sex.
- They are studying differences between the sexes.
- Sex is determined at conception.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My sex is female.
- The doctor wrote my sex on the form.
- We talked about the differences between the sexes.
اسم
informal
B2
property
3
sexual attractiveness or appeal
How much someone makes others feel sexual interest.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
مرادفات
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
أضداد
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
تراكيب شائعة
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
مواضيع
relationships
|media
|emotions
أمثلة
- The new ad campaign is all about sex appeal.
- That actor has a lot of sex about him.
- They tried to add some sex to the product launch.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The movie star has a lot of sex appeal.
- The ad shows a woman to add sex appeal.
- He thinks she has no sex appeal.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
sex
IPA
GB/sˈɛks/
US/sˈɛks/
المقاطع والنبر
sex (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (sex)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: sex
- Plural: sex, sexes
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
have sex
1/hˈæv sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
engage in sexual activity with someone
To do sexual activity with another person.
أمثلة
- They decided not to have sex until marriage.
- He admitted that they had sex after the party.
opposite sex
1/ˈɑpəzɪt sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
of different biological categories
When one person is male and the other is female.
أمثلة
- He finds it hard to talk to the opposite sex.
- Opposite-sex friendships can be challenging for some.
safe sex
1/sˈeɪf sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
sexual activity using protection
Sex where people use things like condoms to stop disease or pregnancy.
أمثلة
- Schools often teach about safe sex.
- Practicing safe sex reduces health risks.
same sex
1/sˈeɪm sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
of the same biological category
When two people are both male or both female.
أمثلة
- They are a same-sex couple.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in many countries.