those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
双语例句
The characteristics of fuzziness in analogy possess a peculiar pragmatic offect. 比喻的模糊性特征能达到独特的语用效果的目的。
The diachronic and synchronic characteristics showed in these comments and paeans constitute a colt which links all of them into one. 这些评语与题诗间所突显的历时性特征与所透露的共时性心态，将它们串连成一个秩序井然的整体，化分散为系统。
