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单词 non-sexually
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non-sexuallyadv.

Brit. /nɒnˈsɛkʃʊəli/, /nɒnˈsɛkʃᵿli/, /nɒnˈsɛkʃl̩i/, /nɒnˈsɛksjʊ(ə)li/, U.S. /nɑnˈsɛkʃ(əw)əli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, sexually adv.
Etymology: < non- prefix + sexually adv., after non-sexual adj. Compare earlier asexually adv.
In a non-sexual manner; (Biology) asexually.
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the world > life > sex and gender > [adverb] > absence of sex characteristics
sexlessly1851
asexually1856
non-sexually1875
1875 Amer. Naturalist 9 53 Non-sexually propagated varieties, though not liable to change, may theoretically be expected to wear out.
1897 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24 184 One of these tuberiform branches..was planted in a pot..and watered carefully to determine whether these branches propagated the plant non-sexually.
1939 Q. Rev. Biol. 14 131/1 There is no adequate reason to assume that the rôle of sexual function outweighs either the nutritive or the non-sexually social.
1990 Publisher's Weekly 2 Nov. 12/3 The ALA complained that..the language [of the act] was so loose the requirements could be extended to non-sexually oriented materials.
1995 Science 24 Feb. 1079/3 KS [= Kaposi's sarcoma] is caused by a herpesvirus that may be transmitted both sexually and nonsexually.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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