2N-UNCOUNT [oft poss NOUN]性取向 You can refer to a person's sexuality when you are talking about whether they are sexually attracted to people of the same sex or a different sex. 性取向
He believes he has been discriminated against because of his sexuality.
他认为他的性取向令他一直备受歧视。
SYN sexual orientation, sexual preference, leaning
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SEXUALITYADJECTIVE➤female, male女性/男性性行為▸➤human人類性行為▸➤gay, lesbian男同性戀/女同性戀性行為▸➤overt露骨的性行為◇Her overt sexuality shocked movie audiences.她在影片中露骨的情色表演令觀眾大為震驚。VERB + SEXUALITY➤express表達性慾望◇Victorian women were rarely allowed to express their sexuality.維多利亞時代幾乎不允許女性表達自己的性慾望。➤explore, question探討/質疑性取向➤discuss討論性取向▸➤come to terms with接受性取向◇He couldn't come to terms with his sexuality.他難以接受自己的性取向。