heterosexualadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl/,

/ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/,

/ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌhɛdəroʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: hetero- comb. form, sexual adj.

Etymology: < hetero- comb. form + sexual adj., in sense A. 1 after German heterosexual, now rare (1868: see the discussion at homosexual adj.; also as noun: 1892 in the passage translated in quot. 1892). Compare German heterosexuell , in the same sense, now the usual form (1892 or earlier, also as noun (1893 or earlier)). Compare homosexual adj. and homosexual n. With sense A. 2 compare earlier bisexual adj. 3.

A. adj.

1. Originally Psychology and Psychoanalysis.

a. Sexually or romantically attracted to, or engaging in sexual activity with, people of the opposite sex.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [adjective] > heterosexual

heterosex1913

normal1914

heterosexual1927

jam1930

hetero1933

het1939

straight1941

non-homosexual1942

hetero1949

1892 C. G. Chaddock tr. R. von Krafft-Ebing Psychopathia Sexualis iii. 174 (note) Dr. Moll writes concerning this impulse in hetero-sexual individuals [Ger. bei Heterosexualen]: ‘The passion for handkerchiefs may go so far that the man is entirely under their control.’

1927 Scots Observer 1 Oct. 15/3 A certain proportion of people..are as instinctively homosexual as the normal individual is heterosexual.

1961 Encounter May 75 The relationships between homophiles seem to approximate very closely to the relationships between adult heterosexual men and women.

1990 D. Pallone & A. Steinberg Behind Mask xii. 195 Both gay and heterosexual men visit bars for many different reasons.

2014 Herald Bull. (Anderson, Indiana) 2 Mar. d2/1 First of all, let me say that I am unquestionably, without a doubt, entirely heterosexual.

b. Characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to, or sexual activity with, people of the opposite sex; involving or relating to such attraction or activity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [adjective]

heterosexual1892

1892 C. G. Chaddock tr. R. von Krafft-Ebing Psychopathia Sexualis iii. 324 The object of post-hypnotic suggestion is to remove the impulse to masturbation and homosexual feelings and impulses, and to encourage heterosexual [Ger. heterosexualer] feelings with a sense of virility.

1930 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 20 Apr. 9/4 Michel proceeds from a heterosexual liaison to a homosexual one.

1969 Daily Tel. 21 Jan. 17/3 Co-educational schools probably tend to hasten heterosexual experimentation.

1991 Independent 3 Dec. 5/1 We cannot accept the view put forward by some fellow Christians that same-sex love is a parallel and alternative form of human sexual relationship on a par with heterosexual love.

2006 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 June 39/2 Gay unions would certainly not threaten my heterosexual marriage.

c. Of or relating to heterosexual people or heterosexuality.

ΚΠ

1927 Psychiatric Q. 1 290 Anyone moderately familiar with homosexual society must have observed the stable character of a proportion of its members quite as large as the proportion of stable people in admittedly heterosexual society.

1935 Discovery Oct. 313/2 Homosexuality under the homosexual period of Greek life was not a sin, but it became so under heterosexual Christianity.

1967 N. Polsky Hustlers, Beats, & Others 129 That type of woman.., who likes to pal around with male homosexuals and often serves as a front for them in the heterosexual world.

1991 Newsweek 9 Dec. 16/1 The heterosexual community is at the same level of awareness about AIDS that the gay community was 10 years ago—barely literate.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Feb. (Styles section) 9/1 The impulse to withdraw from heterosexual society has lost its appeal to younger lesbians.

2. Chiefly Biology. Of or belonging to the opposite sex; occurring or carried out between individuals of opposite sexes; (also of fraternal twins) of opposite sexes. In later use also: having or involving two distinct sexes (cf. bisexual adj. 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > suitable for either sex or gender

mixed1644

bisexous1646

cock and hen1785

ambosexual1788

transsexual1907

heterosexual1912

unisexual1932

bi-gendered1961

gender-neutral1963

unisex1966

pangender1978

1912 Trans. Amer. Neurol. Assoc. 37 216 Hyposecretion manifests itself in a lowered state of nutrition and growth, in dwarfism, in sexual infantilism and perhaps in the development of hetero-sexual characteristics.

1916 Science 4 Feb. 177/2 A study of 303 multiple births in cattle...The records include..165 cases recorded heterosexual (male and female).

1918 Genetics 3 287 Studies..on ablation of the gonads in birds, combined with hetero-sexual transplantation, show that both the testes and ovary in birds produce substances that have a profound regulatory effect on growth.

1963 Cytogenetics 2 332 The corresponding ovaries, generally atrophied owing presumably to male testicular hormones, contained no heterosexual cells.

1993 G. W. Esch & J. C. Fernández Functional Biol. Parasitism v. 129 Gametic reproduction among most other parasitic helminths is heterosexual.

B. n.

A person who is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex; a heterosexual person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [noun] > person

heterosexual1892

normal1910

hetero1940

non-homosexual1960

straight1967

het1971

breeder1975

1892 J. A. Symonds Let. to Havelock Ellis 3 Nov. in S. Brady J. A. Symonds & Homosexuality (2012) v. 229 The Urning, if he is permitted to indulge his instinct, obtains the same relief & feeling of refreshment as the heterosexual does.

1920 J. Riviere et al. tr. S. Freud Coll. Papers (1924) II. 207 To convert a fully developed homosexual into a heterosexual.

1966 K. Walker Sexual Behaviour xxv. 222 Homosexuals vary as much in physique and in temperament as do heterosexuals.

1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 12 Feb. 27/1 Homosexuals, like heterosexuals, should be treated as individual human beings.

1988 New Mexican (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 11 Feb. a2/1 If an avowed male homosexual and a male heterosexual engaged in a drunken sexual act together, only the homosexual would be discharged under the army rules.

2005 Independent 5 Dec. 9/1 The Act gives gay couples the same inheritance, pension, tax and benefit rights as married heterosexuals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heterosexual
释义	heterosexualadj.n. Brit. /ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəl/, /ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)l/, /ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌhɛdəroʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: hetero- comb. form, sexual adj. Etymology: < hetero- comb. form + sexual adj., in sense A. 1 after German heterosexual, now rare (1868: see the discussion at homosexual adj.; also as noun: 1892 in the passage translated in quot. 1892). Compare German heterosexuell , in the same sense, now the usual form (1892 or earlier, also as noun (1893 or earlier)). Compare homosexual adj. and homosexual n. With sense A. 2 compare earlier bisexual adj. 3. A. adj. 1. Originally Psychology and Psychoanalysis. a. Sexually or romantically attracted to, or engaging in sexual activity with, people of the opposite sex. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [adjective] > heterosexual heterosex1913 normal1914 heterosexual1927 jam1930 hetero1933 het1939 straight1941 non-homosexual1942 hetero1949 1892 C. G. Chaddock tr. R. von Krafft-Ebing Psychopathia Sexualis iii. 174 (note) Dr. Moll writes concerning this impulse in hetero-sexual individuals [Ger. bei Heterosexualen]: ‘The passion for handkerchiefs may go so far that the man is entirely under their control.’ 1927 Scots Observer 1 Oct. 15/3 A certain proportion of people..are as instinctively homosexual as the normal individual is heterosexual. 1961 Encounter May 75 The relationships between homophiles seem to approximate very closely to the relationships between adult heterosexual men and women. 1990 D. Pallone & A. Steinberg Behind Mask xii. 195 Both gay and heterosexual men visit bars for many different reasons. 2014 Herald Bull. (Anderson, Indiana) 2 Mar. d2/1 First of all, let me say that I am unquestionably, without a doubt, entirely heterosexual. b. Characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to, or sexual activity with, people of the opposite sex; involving or relating to such attraction or activity. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [adjective] heterosexual1892 1892 C. G. Chaddock tr. R. von Krafft-Ebing Psychopathia Sexualis iii. 324 The object of post-hypnotic suggestion is to remove the impulse to masturbation and homosexual feelings and impulses, and to encourage heterosexual [Ger. heterosexualer] feelings with a sense of virility. 1930 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 20 Apr. 9/4 Michel proceeds from a heterosexual liaison to a homosexual one. 1969 Daily Tel. 21 Jan. 17/3 Co-educational schools probably tend to hasten heterosexual experimentation. 1991 Independent 3 Dec. 5/1 We cannot accept the view put forward by some fellow Christians that same-sex love is a parallel and alternative form of human sexual relationship on a par with heterosexual love. 2006 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 10 June 39/2 Gay unions would certainly not threaten my heterosexual marriage. c. Of or relating to heterosexual people or heterosexuality. ΚΠ 1927 Psychiatric Q. 1 290 Anyone moderately familiar with homosexual society must have observed the stable character of a proportion of its members quite as large as the proportion of stable people in admittedly heterosexual society. 1935 Discovery Oct. 313/2 Homosexuality under the homosexual period of Greek life was not a sin, but it became so under heterosexual Christianity. 1967 N. Polsky Hustlers, Beats, & Others 129 That type of woman.., who likes to pal around with male homosexuals and often serves as a front for them in the heterosexual world. 1991 Newsweek 9 Dec. 16/1 The heterosexual community is at the same level of awareness about AIDS that the gay community was 10 years ago—barely literate. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Feb. (Styles section) 9/1 The impulse to withdraw from heterosexual society has lost its appeal to younger lesbians. 2. Chiefly Biology. Of or belonging to the opposite sex; occurring or carried out between individuals of opposite sexes; (also of fraternal twins) of opposite sexes. In later use also: having or involving two distinct sexes (cf. bisexual adj. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > suitable for either sex or gender mixed1644 bisexous1646 cock and hen1785 ambosexual1788 transsexual1907 heterosexual1912 unisexual1932 bi-gendered1961 gender-neutral1963 unisex1966 pangender1978 1912 Trans. Amer. Neurol. Assoc. 37 216 Hyposecretion manifests itself in a lowered state of nutrition and growth, in dwarfism, in sexual infantilism and perhaps in the development of hetero-sexual characteristics. 1916 Science 4 Feb. 177/2 A study of 303 multiple births in cattle...The records include..165 cases recorded heterosexual (male and female). 1918 Genetics 3 287 Studies..on ablation of the gonads in birds, combined with hetero-sexual transplantation, show that both the testes and ovary in birds produce substances that have a profound regulatory effect on growth. 1963 Cytogenetics 2 332 The corresponding ovaries, generally atrophied owing presumably to male testicular hormones, contained no heterosexual cells. 1993 G. W. Esch & J. C. Fernández Functional Biol. Parasitism v. 129 Gametic reproduction among most other parasitic helminths is heterosexual. B. n. A person who is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex; a heterosexual person. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > heterosexuality > [noun] > person heterosexual1892 normal1910 hetero1940 non-homosexual1960 straight1967 het1971 breeder1975 1892 J. A. Symonds Let. to Havelock Ellis 3 Nov. in S. Brady J. A. Symonds & Homosexuality (2012) v. 229 The Urning, if he is permitted to indulge his instinct, obtains the same relief & feeling of refreshment as the heterosexual does. 1920 J. Riviere et al. tr. S. Freud Coll. Papers (1924) II. 207 To convert a fully developed homosexual into a heterosexual. 1966 K. Walker Sexual Behaviour xxv. 222 Homosexuals vary as much in physique and in temperament as do heterosexuals. 1972 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 12 Feb. 27/1 Homosexuals, like heterosexuals, should be treated as individual human beings. 1988 New Mexican (Santa Fe, New Mexico) 11 Feb. a2/1 If an avowed male homosexual and a male heterosexual engaged in a drunken sexual act together, only the homosexual would be discharged under the army rules. 2005 Independent 5 Dec. 9/1 The Act gives gay couples the same inheritance, pension, tax and benefit rights as married heterosexuals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1892
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