intersex的词源

英文词源

intersex (n.)

"one having characteristics of both sexes," 1917, from German intersexe (1915); see inter- + sex. Coined by German-born U.S. geneticist Richard Benedict Goldschmidt (1878-1958). Related: Intersexual; intersexuality.

中文词源

intersex：雌雄同体

inter-,在内，在中间，相互，sex,性别，性特征。即两种性别之间的或同时兼具有两性特征的。

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