relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals 性的;性欲的;性关系的 she had felt the thrill of a sexual attraction. 她感受到性吸引的冲动。
of or relating to the two sexes or to gender (与)两性(有关)的 sensitivity about sexual stereotypes. 对两性固有模式的敏感。 ■of or characteristic of one sex or the other 性别的,性特征的 the hormones which control the secondary sexual characteristics. 控制第二性特征的激素。 ■(Biology)being of one sex or the other; capable of sexual reproduction (生)(有)性的;有性繁殖的
(Biology)(of reproduction) involving the fusion of gametes (生)(繁殖)配子融合的
派生 sexually adverb 语源
mid 17th cent.: from late Latin sexualis, from Latin sexus 'sex'