sexual activity or sexual practice

Chinese translation: 性活动,性行为

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English term or phrase:sexual activity or sexual practice
Chinese translation:性活动,性行为
Entered by: Sunny Xia

01:35 May 8, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: sexual activity or sexual practice
请问这二者的区别?
Sunny Xia
Local time: 18:10
性活动,性行为
Explanation:
性活动,性行为/性方式
觉得“sexual practice”中的“practice”有点“Technology How To”中的“How To”的意思,涉及的技术性比较强。因此后者即使用“性行为”,也有点“性方式”的意思。

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Thank you, Sunny.
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Frank Wang
China
Local time: 18:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4性活动,性行为
Frank Wang
3 +2性活动/性行为 or 性惯例
chica nueva
4性行为,性体验
Duobing Chen
3 +1性事
pkchan


  

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性行为,性体验


Explanation:
都可以翻译为性行为,后者有性体验的意思,可能方式多些,尝试的成分大些。

Duobing Chen
China
Local time: 18:10
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  chica nueva: practice = 1 changgui, xisu, 惯例 2 (zhengshi) xiguanzuofa, 惯例(Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary)
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性事


Explanation:
春助"性"事Sexual Activity Boosted in Spring-作者:阿笑 - [ Translate this page ]春天与性爱春天到了,人们也纷纷走向室外,享受美好的春光.而"春"也与男女情欲有着微妙的关系,从这些与"春"有关的词--"思春""春心萌动""春光乍泻"中,春与性之间朦胧的 ...
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SEX是什么意思_雅虎知识堂 - [ Translate this page ]他只有一个心思--想的都是性事! 8. There's lots of straight sex in the film, but nothing kinky. ... 同义词:sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activity ...
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 06:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 86

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agree  Li Xiaojie
2 days 10 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
性活动/性行为 or 性惯例


Explanation:
Sexual Partnering, Sexual Practices, and Health 性与合作,性惯例和 ...- [ Translate this page ]Sexual Partnering, Sexual Practices, and Health 性与合作,性惯例和健康|Sexual,其它.
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Sexual Partnering, Sexual Practices, and Health 性与合作,性惯例和 ...- [ Translate this page ]Sexual Partnering, Sexual Practices, and Health 性与合作,性惯例和健康|Sexual 医学综合|医学(Medicine)|Medicine Education resource|医学教育资源|最爱我学学术 ...
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惯例 = convention; usual practice (Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, "A Chinese-English Dictionary")

practice = an activity or habit that is regularly repeated changgui, xisu eg religious practices zongjiao 惯例 (Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary)

sexual activity - see sexually active = 有性行为的

sexually active 的查询结果 --cnki翻译助手- [ Translate this page ]sexually active 的查询结果--CNKI翻译助手:覆盖专业领域最全面的科技术语英汉/汉 ... 6 8 6 %~ 71 1 %有性行为的学生认为自己或性伴侣怀孕、自己通过性行为感染性病 ...
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【2008年文登春季词汇班精彩文篇推荐(十)】OKhere.net 你来我网-考研社区- [ Translate this page ]11 May 2007 ... More telling still, the donor, a sexually active homosexual, .... 更引人注目的是,那位捐血人——一个有性行为的同性恋者——仍然活得好好的。 ...
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practice = (fml) the usual way of doing something (zhengshi) xiguanzuofa, 惯例 eg Tipping is common practice in most restaurants. (Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary)


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chica nueva
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bill Li
1 hr

neutral  Frank Wang: "惯例" is not an ideal option. This matter is very different from couple to couple.
1 hr
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agree  Bin Tiede (X)
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
性活动,性行为


Explanation:
性活动,性行为/性方式
觉得“sexual practice”中的“practice”有点“Technology How To”中的“How To”的意思,涉及的技术性比较强。因此后者即使用“性行为”,也有点“性方式”的意思。

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Note added at 4 days (2008-05-12 04:23:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Sunny.

Frank Wang
China
Local time: 18:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: practice = 方式;行为方式: 1 changgui, xisu, 惯例 2 (zhengshi) xiguanzuofa, 惯例(Longman Active Study English-Chinese Dictionary)(also IMO 性活动/性行为 are synonyms = 'sexual activity')
19 mins
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agree  clearwater: 一看到“涉及的技术性比较强”就想笑:)没错,更注重方法。
30 mins
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agree  carol so: 前者泛指性活動, 與性有關之行為及生活方式; 後者是實際的進行方式, 也就如大家所說, 技術性較強.
15 hrs
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agree  Liang Zhao
1 day 11 hrs
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