sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 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])
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
المرادفات
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
الأضداد
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
المرادفات
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
الأضداد
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
المرادفات
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
الأضداد
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
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.