Sexism is the belief that one sex — men or women — is weaker, less clever, or less important than the other, and the unfair treatment that grows from that belief. It can live in one person’s attitude, or in a habit at work, at school, or in a whole society: who gets hired, who gets heard, who does the unpaid work.

Sexism Sexism（性別歧視） is是 the belief that one sex — men or women — is weaker, less clever, or less important than the other認為某一個性別——男性或女性——比較弱、比較不聰明或比較不重要的這種想法 and the unfair treatment that grows from that belief以及從這種想法衍生出來的不公平對待。It can live in它可能存在於 one person’s attitude一個人的態度裡 or in a habit at work, at school, or in a whole society或是職場、學校，甚至整個社會的習慣裡 who gets hired, who gets heard, who does the unpaid work像是誰被錄取、誰的話有人聽、誰做那些沒有薪水的工作。

English built the word in the twentieth century from sex + -ism. It is a serious, disapproving word; you use it to name a problem, not as a joke.

English built the word英文造出了這個字 in the twentieth century在二十世紀 from sex + -ism用sex加上-ism。It is a serious, disapproving word這是一個嚴肅、帶有不認同意味的字 you use it to name a problem你是用它來指出一個問題 not as a joke而不是拿來開玩笑。

Though actually, people sometimes stretch it to any comment about men and women they dislike, even when the comment is not really saying one sex is worth less. And here sex means male and female, not the sexual act.

Though actually不過實際上 people sometimes stretch it to有時候人們會把它套用到 any comment about men and women they dislike任何一句他們不喜歡、關於男女的言論 even when the comment is not really saying one sex is worth less即使那句話其實並沒有真的說某個性別比較沒有價值。And here sex而這裡的sex means指的是 male and female男性和女性 not the sexual act而不是性行為。