An older adjective for a person whose own sense of being a man or a woman does not match the sex written down for them when they were born. It means the same thing as the adjective 'transgender' — the '-ed' adds nothing. And that is exactly the problem with it.

An older adjective一個較舊的形容詞， for a person whose own sense of being a man or a woman指一個人自己感覺是男是女， does not match the sex written down for them when they were born跟他們出生時被登記的性別不一樣。 It means the same thing as the adjective 'transgender'它跟形容詞「transgender」意思一樣—— the '-ed' adds nothing那個「-ed」什麼都沒加。 And that is exactly the problem with it而這正是它的問題所在。

In careful English today, people write 'a transgender woman', not 'a transgendered woman', because the '-ed' ending makes it sound like something that was done TO the person, the way 'adopted' or 'injured' work. Trans people mostly say they are not something that happened to them; they are simply who they are.

In careful English today在講究的現代英文裡， people write 'a transgender woman', not 'a transgendered woman'人們會寫「a transgender woman」，而不是「a transgendered woman」， because the '-ed' ending makes it sound like something that was done TO the person因為「-ed」這個字尾聽起來像是這件事是被加諸在這個人身上的， the way 'adopted' or 'injured' work就像「adopted」或「injured」那樣。 Trans people mostly say跨性別者大多會說， they are not something that happened to them這不是發生在他們身上的事； they are simply who they are這就是他們原本的樣子。

So 'transgendered' now sounds dated, and to many readers a little cold or unkind, even when the writer meant no harm at all. You will still meet it in books, news stories, and dictionaries from about 1990 to 2010, so it is worth being able to read.

So 'transgendered' now sounds dated所以「transgendered」現在聽起來過時了， and to many readers a little cold or unkind對很多讀者來說甚至有點冷淡或不友善， even when the writer meant no harm at all即使寫的人完全沒有惡意。 You will still meet it in books, news stories, and dictionaries from about 1990 to 2010你還是會在1990到2010年左右的書籍、新聞報導和字典裡看到它， so it is worth being able to read所以還是值得看得懂。

When you write, use 'transgender' (adjective) or 'trans' (shorter, very common, friendly).

When you write你自己寫的時候， use 'transgender' (adjective)用「transgender」（形容詞） or 'trans' (shorter, very common, friendly)或「trans」（更短、很常見、也友善）。

Note also that this dictionary's own wording — tying the word to 'sexual behaviour' — is out of date; being transgender is about a person's sense of who they are, not about who they are attracted to or what they do in bed. Those are separate things.

Note also that this dictionary's own wording另外要注意，這本字典自己的措辭 — tying the word to 'sexual behaviour' ———把這個詞跟「性行為」綁在一起—— is out of date已經過時了； being transgender is about a person's sense of who they are跨性別講的是一個人對自己身分的認同， not about who they are attracted to or what they do in bed跟他被誰吸引、或床上做什麼無關。 Those are separate things這是兩碼子事。