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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries异装
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yì zhuāng
"异装在现代社会中逐渐被更多人理解和接纳。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of wearing clothes typically associated with members of the opposite sex.
"Cross-dressing has a long history in theatrical performances, notably in Shakespearean drama."
- 1
Relating to or engaging in the practice of wearing clothes of the opposite sex.
"The film features a cross-dressing protagonist navigating societal expectations."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern compound combining 'cross-' (denoting a change of direction, blending, or transition, derived from Old Norse and Latin) and 'dressing' (from Old French 'dresser', meaning to arrange or prepare). It emerged in the 20th century, notably popularized by sexologists like Magnus Hirschfeld in the 1910s who coined the German equivalent 'Transvestismus', before being translated into English.
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transvestisme
Transliteration: /tʁɑ̃s.vɛs.tism/
"Le transvestisme est présent dans de nombreuses cultures à travers l'histoire."
Transvestismus
Transliteration: /transvɛstɪˈsmʊs/
"Transvestismus beschreibt das Tragen von Kleidung des anderen Geschlechts."
travestitismo
Transliteration: /tra.ves.tiˈsti.zo/
"Il travestitismo ha origini antiche nel teatro e nella cultura."
travestismo
Transliteration: /tɾa.βesˈtis.mo/
"El travestismo puede tener diversos significados sociales y personales."
travestismo
Transliteration: /tɾa.vezˈtiz.mu/
"O travestismo é abordado de diferentes maneiras em vários contextos culturais."
विperoop dharan
Transliteration: vipareep dharaṇ
Script: विपरीतरूप धारण
"पारंपरिक नाटकों में विपरीत रूप धारण करने की प्रथा रही है।"
异装
Transliteration: yì zhuāng
"异装在现代社会中逐渐被更多人理解和接纳。"
이성복장착용
Transliteration: iseong-bokjang-chayong
"이성 복장 착용은 문화적, 역사적 맥락에 따라 다르게 이해됩니다."
異性装
Transliteration: iseisō
"異性装は演劇の歴史において重要な役割を果たしてきました。"
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