名词的性之一
A. 阳性:男人、男孩和雄性动物(代词为he/they)。
阴性:女人、女孩和雌性动物(代词为she/they)。
中性:无生命的东西,不知性别的动物,有时也指不知性别的婴儿(代词为it/they)。
例外情况:
轮船是阴性。有时对汽车或其他运载工具表示喜爱或尊重时,也认为它们是阴性。国家的名称通常也认为是阴性。
The ship struck an iceberg,which tore a huge hole in her side.
船碰在一座冰山上,船帮被撞出一个大洞。
Scotland lost many of her bravest men in two great rebellions.
在两次大起义中,苏格兰失去了许多极勇敢的男子汉。
B. 指人的阳性/阴性名词
1. 阴、阳性不同的形式:
(a)boy男孩 girl女孩
bachelor单身汉 spinster未婚女子
bridegroom新郎 bride新娘
father父亲 mother母亲
gentleman先生 lady女士
husband丈夫 wife妻子
man男人 woman女人
nephew侄子 niece侄女
son儿子 daughter女儿
uncle伯伯,叔叔 aunt伯母,婶婶
widower鳏夫 widow寡妇
主要的特例(即没有性的区别)有:
baby婴儿
child孩子
cousin堂(表)兄弟/姐妹
infant幼儿
parent父亲,母亲
relation亲属
relative亲戚
spouse配偶
teenager青少年
(b)duke公爵 duchess女公爵,公爵夫人
earl伯爵 countess女伯爵,伯爵夫人
king国王 n
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