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If you ask Siri what gender it is, the iPhone 4S personal assistant doesn't give a clear answer. But many have assumed from its tone that Siri is female (in most countries anyway -- in France and the UK, Siri's voice is masculine). 如果你使用苹果iPhone 4S的语音功能Siri，问它是男是女，它可能不会给你明确的答案。但是，通过Siri的音调来判断，大多数人认为它是女的（在大多数国家Siri用的是女声，在法国和英国用的是男声）。 From GPS devices to voicemail boxes, most computerized voices are female. The reason likely boils down to psychology. 从全球定位系统到语音信箱，大多数人工智能的声音都是女声，其中的原因可能要归结于心理学。 Scientific studies have found that humans prefer the sound of a woman's voice to a man's. The preference begins at an early age too.Stanford University professor Clifford Nass cites a study in which fetuses react to their mother's voice, but not to other female voices or their father's voice. 科学研究发现，比起男声，人们更喜欢女声，而且这种偏好从婴儿形成的时候就开始了。斯坦福大学教授克利福德·奈斯引用一项研究来说明，胎儿只对其母亲的声音做出反应，而不会对其他女性或者其父亲的声音做出反应。 Is there another possible reason for all of the female computer voices? | 
