事实：首选性别代词-Preferred Gender Pronouns

 Pre-Listening Vocabulary

 

gender¹: the state of being male or female (or both/neither)

neutral: not identifying with a specific group

grammarian: a person who understands the system of the language, and fights to hold onto the rules

ze: an alternative singular pronoun for people who do not identify as male or female

 

 

Preferred Gender Pronouns

In English, males are identified with the pronouns he/his/him and females are identified with she/hers/her. Without a singular gender neutral pronoun, the plural² gender neutral pronoun they has become an accepted word to take the place of his or her. Some grammarians still dislike the singular use of they and consider it incorrect in written or formal English. However, there is a growing need for a gender neutral singular pronoun for people who do not identify as male or female. In fact, some English universities now ask students to identify their PGP (preferred gender pronoun). Instead of choosing he or she, some students choose name only or even ze.

 

 

1 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

2 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。