sexual的词源

英文词源

sexual (adj.)

1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from Late Latin sexualis "relating to sex," from Latin sexus (see sex (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1766; sexual intercourse attested by 1778; sexual orientation by 1967; sexual harassment by 1975. Sexual revolution attested by 1962. Sexual politics is from 1970. Related: Sexually.

中文词源

sexual：性别的；性的

词根词缀： -sex-性 + -ual形容词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：sexual 词源，sexual 含义。

sexual：性的，性行为的

sex,性，-al,形容词后缀。