漢：來源于希臘語，意為“other,dfferent”，前綴homo與其意思相板，此外，意為“other”的詞根有alter(altercation,alteration,alter ego,alternative)及其變形ulter(adulterate,adultery),allo(allophonic),ali(alienable,alibi,alias)等。 英：word-forming element meaning "other, different," from comb. form of Greek heteros "the other (of two), another, different;" first element meaning "one, at one, together," from PIE *sem- "one;" the second cognate with the second element in Latin al-ter, Gothic an-þar, Old English o-ðer "other." 1.heterogeneous adj.made up of different kinds 不同種類的 *hetero(=other),gen(=kind) The factory was made up of a heterogenous collection of machines.那個(gè)工廠是由不同種類的機(jī)器組成的。 2.heterosexual adj.sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex 異性戀的 n.heterosexual person異性戀者 *hetero(=other),sex(=cut) 例句：Promiscuous heterosexuals are equally at risk of contractiong AIDS as their homo-sexual counterparts.性生活淫亂的異性者和同性戀者是一樣很容易感染上愛滋病.