helpless
a. unable to act without help; needing the help of others; unable to defend oneself 無助的；無依無靠的；不能自立的

immunity
n. 1. protection or freedom (from sth.) 受保護(hù)；豁免（權(quán)）
2. ability to resist infection, disease, etc. 免疫力

threaten
vt. 1. make a threat against (sb.) 威脅，恐嚇
2. give a warning (of sth. bad) 預(yù)示

male
a. & n.男子（的）；雄性（的）

privilege
n. a special right or advantage available only to a particular person or group of people 特權(quán)；優(yōu)惠

given
prep.考慮到
a. 1. 規(guī)定的；特定的
2. 假設(shè)的；已知的

* attach
vt. (to) 1. consider that sb. has (a certain quality) 認(rèn)為有；使與…相關(guān)聯(lián)
2. fasten or join 系；貼；連接

womanhood
n. women in general; the state of being a woman （總稱）婦女；女子的身份或狀態(tài)

* gender
n. 1. （生理上的）性
2. （名詞、代詞等的）性

equality
n. the state of being equal, esp. in status, rights, etc. 平等

deference
n. respect 尊敬，敬重

urgent
a. requiring immediate attention or action 緊迫的，緊要的

* complement
vt. add new or contrasting features which show the best qualities of (sth.) or which improve (it) 補(bǔ)充，補(bǔ)足

* constraint
n. limitation or restriction 約束，限制

* constrain
vt. 1. force (sb.) to act in a particular way 強(qiáng)迫
2. prevent (sth.) from developing freely 限制，束縛

restructure
vt. arrange (a system or organisation) in a new way to make it work more effectively 重建；改組；調(diào)整

evolutionary
a. of or resulting from evolution; developing gradually 進(jìn)化論的；演變的

instinct
n. behavior or knowledge that one has without being taught 本能

perpetuate
a. make (sth.) continue for a long time; carry (sth.) on 使永久；保持

* perpetual
a. lasting forever or for a long time 永久性的；長期的

indispensable
a. essential 必不可少的

repopulate
vt. 重新構(gòu)成…的人口；重新居住于

biologically
ad. 從生物學(xué)的角度

logic
n. a way of reasoning 推理（法）

depress
vt. 1. sadden and discourage 使抑郁，使沮喪
2. cause to sink to a lower level of position 使不景氣，使蕭條

reductionism
n. the practice of showing prejudice because of the tendency to reduce women to a lower status 視婦女低人一等的歧視性做法

reduction
n. making or becoming smaller; the amount taken off in making sth. smaller 減少（量）；削減（數(shù)）

version
n. 1. one person's account of an event, as compared with that of another person 描述，說法
2. 版本；改寫本

geneticist
n. 遺傳學(xué)家

egg-layer
n. 生育機(jī)器

* courtesy
n. 1. polite behavior; good manners 謙恭有禮；有禮的舉止
2. a polite or kind action or expression 好意；恩惠

survival
n. continuing to live or exist, often in spite of difficulty or danger 生存；幸存

strategy
n. a plan, often for business or military aims 策略，計謀

strategic
a. 戰(zhàn)略（上）的；戰(zhàn)略上重要的

parental
a. 父母（似）的