sexual preference
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌsek.ʃu.əl ˈpref.ər.əns/ us/ˌsek.ʃu.əl ˈpref.ər.əns/
old-fashioned性偏向
the fact of someone being sexually or romantically attracted to people of a particular gender, or more than one gender
The company denied any discrimination on grounds of sexual preference.
His writing provides no clear indication of his sexual preferences. 他的写作没有明确表明他的性偏向。
Synonyms: sexual orientationsexuality
Note: "Sexual preference" was often used in the past to talk about a person's sexual orientation, but some people now consider it offensive because it suggests that you can choose to change who you are attracted to.
性癖好
the fact of someone preferring to have sex in a particular way, or finding particular things sexually attractive
Unusual sexual preferences and fantasies are more common than you might think. 不寻常的性癖好和性幻想比你想象的更常见。
- More examples
- The researchers were looking at a possible connection between birth order and sexual preference.
- Her sexual preference was an open secret among her friends.
- He insisted that he was not homophobic, saying "My friends include people whose sexual preference is different from my own."
- The biologist performed an experiment to see whether male birds had evolved longer tails because females showed a sexual preference for long-tailed males.