词组 | masculine |
释义 | male • masculine • manly • mannish - I'll get my brother to use his masculine charm. (Not *male*) (opposite feminine, relating to behaviour; the noun is masculinity) - 'He' is the masculine third person subject pronoun. (Not *male*) (referring to grammatical gender) - How can you tell whether an insect is male or female? (not *masculine*) (opposite female, relating to sex; note a male is used as a noun for animals, not people; also note the abstract noun maleness = the essencof being male) - Being able to act like Superman is just a male fantasy. (Not *masculine*) - Tom has a firm handshake and a fine, manly way of greeting people. (= like a man, relating to manhood) - Women's clothes in the 80's were rather mannish, both in colour and outline. (in general terms, masculine refers to sexual attractiveness, male is biological and manly is social, referring to the sometimes idealized qualities of a man; mannish = imitating a man; not complimentary) |
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