gen·der/`dʒɛndə; ˈdʒendə/ n [C,U] 1formal the fact of being male or female 【正式】 性别: You can't be denied a job simply on the grounds of gender. 单单因为性别原因,是不可以拒绝录用你的。 2 [U] the system in some languages of dividing nouns, PRONOUNs and adjectives into MASCULINE, FEMININE, or NEUTER or one of these types of words 性〔指某些语言中把名词、代名词和形容词分为阳性、阴性或中性的一种系统〕