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Unisex describes something made for men and women alike — one design, one item, no separate version for each. It is used most about clothes, haircuts, perfume, and shops: a unisex T-shirt, a unisex salon, a unisex fragrance. It is also common on doors: a unisex toilet or unisex changing room is one that anybody can use, rather than two rooms marked men and women.
Unisex describes somethingunisex形容的是 made for men and women alike男女通用的東西 — one design, one item, no separate version for each一種設計、一件產品,不會男女各出一個版本。It is used most about clothes, haircuts, perfume, and shops它最常用來形容衣服、髮型、香水和店家: a unisex T-shirt, a unisex salon, a unisex fragrancea unisex T-shirt, a unisex salon, a unisex fragrance。It is also common on doors它也常出現在門上: a unisex toilet or unisex changing room is one that anybody can usea unisex toilet或unisex changing room指的是任何人都可以用的空間, rather than two rooms marked men and women而不是分成標示男、女的兩間
The word has a slight flavour of the 1960s and 70s, when it was new and rather fashionable, and in clothing today many brands prefer "unisex" for plain practical items but say "gender-neutral" when they want to sound current and thoughtful. There is a small difference between the two that is worth hearing: "unisex" tends to mean one product that suits both, often by being simple and loose; "gender-neutral" is more about not assigning things to a gender at all.
The word has a slight flavour of the 1960s and 70s這個字帶著一點1960、70年代的味道, when it was new and rather fashionable當時它是新的、還算時髦的字, and in clothing today many brands prefer "unisex" for plain practical items而在今天的服裝界,很多品牌對於樸素實用的產品比較愛用"unisex" but say "gender-neutral" when they want to sound current and thoughtful但想聽起來新潮、有想法時就會說"gender-neutral"。There is a small difference between the two that is worth hearing這兩個字之間有個值得聽出來的小差別: "unisex" tends to mean one product that suits both, often by being simple and loose"unisex"通常是指一款產品男女都適合,做法常常是簡單寬鬆; "gender-neutral" is more about not assigning things to a gender at all"gender-neutral"則比較是指完全不把東西分性別
it sits before the noun almost all the time — we say "a unisex jacket" far more readily than "this jacket is unisex", though the second is not wrong.
Grammatically it sits before the noun almost all the time文法上,它幾乎總是放在名詞前面 — we say "a unisex jacket" far more readily than "this jacket is unisex"我們會說"a unisex jacket",比說"this jacket is unisex"自然得多, though the second is not wrong不過後者也不算錯
組成uni-(一、單一)+ sex(性別)。So: one form for both sexes. The uni- piece is the same one in uniform (one shape), unicycle (one wheel), and universe.
原始詞典資料3 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。
unisexadj/ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
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Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.
- Kim is a unisex name.
- So while today’s unisex fashions may seem like another benchmark for equality, it’s rarely progressive when you look at it through the lens of a lucrative fashion industry that’s looking to turn a profit.
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datedOf or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual.
unisexnoun/ˈjuːnɪsɛks/
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The state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; the state of being suitable for any sex or gender.
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。