单词 | mx |
释义 | Mxn. A gender-neutral title of courtesy prefixed to a person's surname, sometimes with first name(s) interposed.Mx was originally offered as an alternative to Mr, Mrs, Miss, and Ms, as a means to avoid having to specify a person's gender, but has frequently been adopted as a title by those who do not identify themselves as male or female (e.g. transgender or intersex people). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] Mx1977 1977 P. Kite in Single Parent Apr. 16/2 Maybe both sexes should be called Mx. That would solve the gender problem entirely. 1982 More Words & Sex in net.nlang (Usenet newsgroup) 11 July How about one generic title for everyone?.. From now on, we should all go by Mx, pronounced ‘mix’ or ‘mux’... Mx. John Eldridge. 1998 Re: Vegetarianism & B12 Deficiency in uk.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 19 Oct. Occasionally I have used the title 'Mx' before my name, with the idea that it leaves in question whether I [am] a woman or a man or somethinng [sic] in between. 2014 L. I. Pearlman et al. in L. Erickson-Schroth Trans Bodies, Trans Selves vi. xxiii. 559 One of the most well-known gender nonconforming cabaret artists..is Mx Justin Vivian Bond. Mx Bond..prefers the pronoun V. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmasMX MX n. [ < m- (in missile n.) + -x- (in experimental adj.)] U.S. Military an experimental intercontinental ballistic missile with multiple warheads, designed to be easily movable from one location to another; also attributive in MX missile. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [noun] > types of loon1947 seeker1949 Honest John1952 Nike1952 heat-seeker1956 anti-ballistic missile1957 Polaris1957 Pershing1958 SAM1958 cruise missile1959 sea-cat1959 minuteman1961 ABM1963 lance1964 Exocet1970 trident1972 MX missile1973 stinger1975 cruise1976 tomahawk1976 silo buster1977 Euromissile1979 Brilliant Pebbles1988 1973 Aviation Week 10 Sept. 15/3 The MX still is in its formative stage, providing a low profile in budget requests. 1984 Science 22 June 1373/1 The impact of the MX on arms control efforts. 1985 Ann. Reg. 1984 383 Growing domestic pressure in the US..was reflected in a narrow Senate vote on the future of the MX missile. 1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 17 May 14/1 The Western alliance should be allowed to station its rockets in Europe and proceed with the MX missile program. < n.1977 as lemmas |
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