homo
homo — 名詞
1. a very rude and hateful word directed at a man who feels romantic or sexual attr
貶稱男同性戀
對男同性戀者的侮辱性用語
a very rude and hateful word directed at a man who feels romantic or sexual attraction toward other men. This term is always used as an insult and should never be repeated, as it causes deep harm.
Manuela heard a group of boys shout 'homo!' at their classmate in the hallway.
Manuela 聽到一群男學生在走廊上對著同學大喊『homo』。
shows the word used as a direct verbal insult
School rules now ban the word 'homo' because students used it to bully others.
學校現在禁止使用『homo』這個詞，因為學生過去用它來霸凌他人。
In high school, older kids called Christopher 'homo' to make him feel ashamed.
Christopher 就讀高中時，比他年長的學生叫他『homo』，讓他感到羞愧。
A public campaign asked people to stop using 'homo' and other slurs against gay men.
一項公共宣導活動呼籲大眾停止使用『homo』及其他針對男同性戀者的歧視用語。
Calling someone a 'homo' is hate speech and hurts both the person and the community.
稱呼某人為『homo』是一種仇恨言論，會傷害當事人與整個社群。
- gay man
the only respectful and neutral term; use this instead of 'homo' in all situations
- homosexual
formal, clinical term; acceptable in academic contexts but 'gay' is preferred in everyday language
- straight man
refers to a man attracted to women; no offensive connotation
- heterosexual man
formal term for someone attracted to the opposite sex
用法筆記
This is an extremely offensive slur. Never use it to refer to a gay person, even if you hear others using it casually. The neutral and respectful terms are 'gay man' or 'a gay person.' Using this word in any context outside of direct discussion about the slur itself can cause serious offense.
常見錯誤
2. the scientific group (genus) of primates that includes modern human beings, Homo
人屬
包含現代人類及其近親已滅絕物種的屬
the scientific group (genus) of primates that includes modern human beings, Homo sapiens, together with closely related extinct species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis.
The earliest members of the genus Homo appeared in Africa about two million years ago.
人屬最早的成員大約在兩百萬年前出現於非洲。
Femi's anthropology class studied how the skull shape changed from Homo erectus to Homo sapiens.
Femi 的人類學課堂比較了直立人與智人的頭骨形狀變化。
collocation: Homo erectus / Homo sapiens
Fossil bones of Homo habilis suggest this early species could make simple stone tools.
能人的骨骼化石顯示這個早期物種能夠製作簡單的石器。
Researchers in Kenya uncovered a jawbone that belongs to an unknown Homo species.
研究人員在肯亞發現一塊屬於某個未知人屬物種的下頜骨。
The genus Homo is set apart from earlier hominins by a much larger brain size.
人屬與更早的人科動物之間的區別在於腦容量大得多。
- human genus
plain English equivalent of 'genus Homo'; less formal
- Homo sapiens
the only surviving species in the genus Homo; often used to refer to all modern humans
用法筆記
When referring to the biological genus, always capitalize 'Homo' and write the full species name in italics (e.g., Homo sapiens). The genus is commonly discussed in paleoanthropology, evolutionary biology, and archaeology. This term has no connection to the offensive slur with the same spelling — the two words are from different origins.