transphobic(形容词):恐跨的;反跨性别的。指对跨性别者(transgender people)抱有偏见、敌意,或以言行、制度方式歧视跨性别者。(常见名词形式:transphobia “恐跨/反跨偏见”。)
/trænzˈfoʊbɪk/(美)
/trænzˈfəʊbɪk/(英)
Their comments were transphobic and hurtful.
他们的评论很恐跨,且很伤人。
The policy was criticized as transphobic because it denied trans people equal access to healthcare and legal recognition.
这项政策被批评为恐跨,因为它拒绝跨性别者在医疗与法律身份承认方面享有平等权利。
由 trans-(“跨、穿越”,此处指 transgender “跨性别”)+ -phobic(“恐惧……的;排斥……的”,源自希腊语 phobos “恐惧”)构成。现代用法中,-phobic 常引申为“偏见/仇视/歧视”的含义,并不一定指真实的恐惧感。