| 词组 | feminine |
| 释义 | female • feminine • womanly - Some men just can't resist feminine charm. (Not *female*, which is patronizing) (opposite masculine, relating to behaviour; the noun is femininity) - '-ess' in 'waitress' is a feminine ending. (Not *female*) (feminine refers to grammatical gender) - How can you tell whether an insect is male or female? (Not * feminine*) (opposite male, relating to sex; note a female is used as a noun for animals, not people) - There's certainly no female equality where top jobs are concerned. (Not *feminine*) - I was expecting a bit of womanly sympathy, not a bucket of cold water! (= like a woman, relating to womanhood) (in general terms, feminine refers to sexual attractiveness, female is biological and womanly is social, referring to the sometimes idealized qualities of a woman) |
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