| 单词 | queer |
| 释义 | Word Frequency queer(kwɪə) adjective 1. old-fashioned differing from the normal or usual in a way regarded as odd or strange 2. old-fashioned suspicious, dubious, or shady 3. old-fashioned faint, giddy, or queasy 4. informal, sometimes offensive homosexual 5. informal, sometimes offensive having a gender or sexual identity that does not correspond to traditional norms 6. informal odd or unbalanced mentally; eccentric or slightly mad 7. slang worthless or counterfeit noun 8. informal, sometimes offensive a homosexual person, usually male 9. informal, sometimes offensive a person whose gender or sexual identity does not correspond to traditional norms verb (transitive) informal ▶ USAGE Although the term queer meaning homosexual is still considered highly offensive when used by non-homosexuals,it is often used by homosexuals themselves as a positive term. Queer has also come to refer to any person who does not conform with traditional notionsof sexuality and gender, and it is used positively by many people who identify themselvesthis way 10. to spoil or thwart (esp in the phrase queer someone's pitch) 11. to put in a difficult or dangerous position Derived forms queerish (ˈqueerish) adjective queerly (ˈqueerly) adverb queerness (ˈqueerness) noun Word origin C16: perhaps from German quer oblique, ultimately from Old High German twērh |
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