Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Cult (n): a religious group, often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people
邪教；异教；异端
Their son ran away from home and joined a religious cult.
他们的儿子离家出走，加入了一个邪教组织

Demote (v): to lower someone or something in rank or position
使降职，使降级
The captain was demoted (to sergeant) for failing to fulfil his duties.
上尉因为没有完成任务被降职（为中士）。

Gender (n): the physical and/or social condition of being male or female
性别
Does this test show the gender of the baby?
这种检测能测出胎儿的性别吗？
Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age or disability is not allowed.
基于种族、性别、年龄或残疾的歧视都是不能容许的。

Gender-grammar-the grammatical arrangement of nouns, pronouns and adjectives into masculine, feminine, and neuter types in some languages
性（一些语言将名词、代词和形容词分为阳性、阴性和中性的语法形式）