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If someone is homosexual, they are attracted to people of the same sex: a man to men, a woman to women. Dictionaries often add “especially a man”, because English also has lesbian for women, and for a long time writers used this word more about men.
If someone is homosexual如果一個人是homosexual they are attracted to people of the same sex他們會被同性別的人吸引 a man to men, a woman to women男生喜歡男生，女生喜歡女生 Dictionaries often add "especially a man"字典常常會加註「尤其指男性」 because English also has lesbian for women因為英文另外有lesbian這個字專指女性 and for a long time writers used this word more about men而且長期以來作家用這個字時比較常指男性
Though actually, the word itself covers both. You will find it in science, law, and older books.
Though actually不過事實上 the word itself covers both這個字本身兩性都包含 You will find it in science, law, and older books你會在科學、法律，還有比較舊的書裡看到這個字
In everyday talk, many people prefer gay, and lesbian for women. Some gay people feel homosexual sounds like a file in a doctor's office, not like a person. It can describe (a homosexual relationship) or name a person (a homosexual), but naming a person this way feels colder to many ears.
In everyday talk在日常對話裡 many people prefer gay很多人比較喜歡用gay and lesbian for women女生則用lesbian Some gay people feel homosexual sounds like a file in a doctor's office有些同志覺得homosexual聽起來像診所裡的病歷 not like a person而不像在講一個人 It can describe (a homosexual relationship) or name a person (a homosexual)它可以用來形容（像homosexual relationship），也可以用來稱呼一個人（a homosexual） but naming a person this way feels colder to many ears但這樣稱呼一個人，對很多人來說聽起來比較冷冰冰
It is not an illness, and it is not something you catch.
It is not an illness這不是一種疾病 and it is not something you catch也不是會傳染的東西
組成Borrowed from German homosexual, from homo- (“same”) + sexual (“relating to sex”). Coined by Karl Maria Kertbeny in 1868.
同家族的字
- heterosexualbuilt the same way; hetero- means “other / different”
- bisexualsame -sexual piece; bi- means “two”
- homosexualitythe noun formed from this word
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
homosexualadj/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/
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formalSexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other men or a woman who is attracted to other women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
- No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.
- [H]e said he had never noticed anything homosexual in himself.
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formalBetween two people of the same sex; gay.
- Most western countries have repealed laws against homosexual activity between consenting adults.
- Shatner: Have you ever had a homosexual experience? Maher: No. Why, are you...? But it's early!
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datedIntended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
- A petition drive to close all homosexual establishments in response to an assumed general AIDS contagion was begun in late October, according to The Weekly News of Miami.
homosexualnoun/ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/
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A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
- It must not be understood that homosexuality is confined to women. Relationships of this type exist also among men, and in taki-taki are to be found words which are specific designations for male homosexuals, who are termed hantimąn, or awɛge.
- Soon, we got up, walked around the west side — toward the "meat rack" — the gay part of the park. There, it was as if someone had hung a line of marionettes on the railing: the lonesome young homosexuals, legs dangling, looking, waiting for that one-night's sexual connection...
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。