sex
gb/sˈɛks/ us/sˈɛks/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 1200
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
action
1
sexual activity between people
When two people touch each other in a sexual way, especially having intercourse.
الگوی کاربرد:
to have sex (with [someone])
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' (the act) with 'gender' (male/female identity).
هممعنیها
intercourse (More formal and clinical term for the physical act.)
متضادها
abstinence (Choosing not to have sexual activity.)
ترکیبهای رایج
have sex
|safe sex
|casual sex
|consensual sex
|sex life
موضوعها
relationships
|health
|daily life
|body
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone's] sex is [male/female]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sex' with 'sexual activity' when referring to biological classification.
هممعنیها
gender (Often used interchangeably in casual contexts, but 'gender' can also refer to social identity.)
متضادها
hermaphroditism (Condition of having both male and female reproductive organs; opposite in the sense of binary classification.)
ترکیبهای رایج
opposite sex
|same sex
|biological sex
|sex differences
موضوعها
science
|health
|body
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think 'sex' here refers to the act, but it actually refers to attractiveness.
هممعنیها
sexiness (More casual term for sexual attractiveness.)
متضادها
plainness (Lack of physical or sexual attractiveness.)
ترکیبهای رایج
sex appeal
|add sex to [something]
موضوعها
relationships
|media
|emotions
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
sex
IPA
GB/sˈɛks/
US/sˈɛks/
هجاها و تکیه
sex (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (sex)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: sex
- Plural: sex, sexes
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
have sex
1/hˈæv sˈɛks/
fixed phrase
engage in sexual activity with someone
To do sexual activity with another person.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- They are a same-sex couple.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in many countries.