If you are heterosexual, you are sexually attracted to people of the other sex: a man drawn to women, or a woman drawn to men. It can describe a person (a heterosexual woman) or name the person (he is a heterosexual).

If you are heterosexual如果你是heterosexual， you are sexually attracted to people of the other sex意思是你在性方面會被異性吸引： a man drawn to women, or a woman drawn to men男生被女生吸引，或女生被男生吸引。 It can describe a person (a heterosexual woman)可以用來形容一個人（像a heterosexual woman）， or name the person (he is a heterosexual)或直接稱呼這個人（he is a heterosexual）。

In everyday talk many English speakers just say straight, which is informal; heterosexual is the careful word, the kind you see on a form, in a clinic, or in a news story about rights.

In everyday talk many English speakers just say straight日常對話裡很多英語使用者就直接說straight， which is informal這是口語的說法； heterosexual is the careful wordheterosexual是比較講究、正式的字， the kind you see on a form, in a clinic, or in a news story about rights你會在表格上、診所裡，或講權利的新聞報導裡看到這種字。

It does not mean “normal” as a scientific fact — it names one common pattern of attraction, next to homosexual, bisexual, and others. Though actually, people use it sloppily when they talk as if it were only about men; it covers women too.

It does not mean "normal" as a scientific fact它不是在講科學上的「正常」 — it names one common pattern of attraction——它指的是一種常見的吸引模式， next to homosexual, bisexual, and others跟homosexual、bisexual等等並列。 Though actually不過其實， people use it sloppily when they talk as if it were only about men有人講得不精確，好像這個字只跟男生有關， it covers women too其實它也包括女生。

The word is not old folk English. Writers built it in the 1890s from Greek-style pieces, when they needed a pair for homosexual.

The word is not old folk English這個字不是古老的民間英語。 Writers built it in the 1890s from Greek-style pieces是1890年代的作家用希臘式的字根組出來的， when they needed a pair for homosexual因為他們需要一個字來跟homosexual配對。