单词 | anti-sexual |
释义 | > as lemmasanti-sexual anti-sexual adj. Brit. /ˌantɪˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/ , /ˌantɪˈsɛkʃʊəl/ , /ˌantɪˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/ , U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ , /ˌænˌtaɪˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ , /ˌæn(t)əˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ ΚΠ 1842 London Jrnl. Bot. 1 623 Two essays on this subject have already appeared before the botanical world; the first by Schleiden, embodied in his memoir on the ovule of Phanèrogames, in support of his novel anti-sexual theory. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xxiv. 437 What might be called the anti-sexual instinct, the instinct of personal isolation, the actual repulsiveness to us of the idea of intimate contact with most of the persons we meet, especially those of our own sex. 1929 B. Russell Marriage & Morals iv. 34 So far we have been considering pro-sexual elements in religion; anti-sexual elements, however, existed side by side. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Apr. 14/1 By temperament and training puritanical, if not virulently antisexual, O'Connor was drawn to the writings of the eminent French Catholic novelist François Mauriac. < as lemmas |
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