The etymology of the word midwife reflects the fact that assisting in bringing a new little person into this world has long been a gender role and almost completely dominated by women.

这个词的词源反映了一个事实，即帮助引导新生命来到这个世上的助产员长期是由一种性别角色担当，而她们几乎完全被女人垄断。

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Men may bemoan women's uncanny ability to remember every word and nuance of an argument weeks later, but there's a scientific basis for the gender gap.

男性可能抱怨女性不可思议的记忆能力，吵架几星期后还能记得每个字和当时的细微反应，然而，这种性别差距是有科学依据的。

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Strangely in an age that prizes gender-neutral language, that is the literal plural of "Rom", a Romany word meaning man or husband.

让人觉得奇怪的是，在这个珍视中性语言的年代，“Roma”是“Rom”的复数形式，而“Rom”在吉普赛语中是男人或丈夫的意思。

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However, this specific focus of the word on race and gender, which is now a primary part of the definition, is only a few decades old.

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