| 释义 |
de-sex, desex, v.|diːˈsɛks|
[f. de- II. 2 + sex n.]
trans. a. To castrate or spay. b. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of sex; also, to remove or minimize the sexual appeal of. So deˈsexed ppl. a.
1911Experiment Station Record XXV. v. 474 Measurements of desexed heifers show that in conformation they approach the type of a castrated male rather than that of a normal male. 1928Time 16 Jan. 18 Those who show themselves to be morons should be de-sexed before they reach the reproductive stage. 1962A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xii. 212 Small changes of pitch therefore tend not to change the apparent sex of a voice, but rather to de-sex it. 1963Economist 28 Nov. 1338/1 The desexed version of a more uninhibited..dance. |