transexual
transexual — adjective
1. relating to people whose inner sense of being male or female is different from t
relating to people whose inner sense of being male or female is different from the sex recorded on their original birth certificate
Aoi came out as a transexual woman during her second year at university.
The city clinic offers special support groups for transexual teenagers and their families.
collocation: transexual + group noun (teenagers / patients / employees)
When Hyun updated his passport, the form listed 'transexual' as an option.
There are now more resources available for transexual employees in large companies.
Mateo's doctor referred him to a specialist who works with transexual patients.
- transgender
broader, more modern umbrella term; preferred by most people and organisations today
- trans
informal abbreviation of transgender, common in everyday speech and within LGBTQ+ communities
- transsexual
variant spelling (with double 's') found in older and medical sources
- cisgender
describes people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth
文法句型
transexual + noun (e.g. transexual woman, transexual people)
be + transexual (e.g. came out as transexual)
用法筆記
The word transexual (also spelled transsexual) is less common today than transgender, which many people prefer as a broader, more modern term. Transexual is still found in some medical records and legal documents.
常見錯誤
transexual — noun
1. someone whose inner experience of gender is different from the sex listed on the
someone whose inner experience of gender is different from the sex listed on their birth certificate, especially someone who pursues medical options such as hormone therapy or surgery to alter their physical appearance
Nikhil met several other transexuals at the support group for the first time.
used as a countable noun with quantifier
The documentary follows the daily lives of three young transexuals in Seoul.
Eitan, a transexual from Haifa, scheduled his first hormone therapy appointment last spring.
When Naoko came out as transexual, her older brother drove her to a support group every week.
Bilal's roommate is a transexual who moved to Taipei for work after graduating.
- transgender person
broader modern term that covers anyone whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex, regardless of medical transition
- trans person
shorter, informal form commonly used within the community
- trans man / trans woman
specific terms that make the person's gender explicit, preferred in respectful usage
- cisgender person
someone whose gender identity matches their assigned sex at birth
文法句型
a/an + transexual
transexuals (plural)
the + transexual (generic reference)
用法筆記
Some people consider the noun form 'a transexual' outdated or overly clinical. In many contexts, the adjective form (e.g. 'a transexual person') or the broader term 'transgender person' is preferred.