single-gender
UK/'sɪŋg(ə)l-'dʒendə/US
Definitions
adj.
Involving or restricted to only one gender.
单一性别的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsingle + gender = of one gender only. Used attributively, as in single-gender school. gender holds the gen 'kind' root.
Root gen still carries 140 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.single-gender school单性别学校
- 2.single-gender education单性别教育
- 3.single-gender classroom单性别课堂
- 4.[single-gender environment]单性别环境
Example Sentences
- 1.
She attended a single-gender school until she was sixteen.
- 2.
Research on single-gender education shows mixed results.