| 词组 | machismo, macho |
| 释义 | machismo, macho Reader's Digest 1983 objects to the overlap of usage between these two words and recommends avoiding the use of macho as an abstract noun meaning "machismo" and the use of machismo as an attributive. The attributive use of machismo can be defended on the grounds that almost all nouns have the capacity to be used attributively; this is an inherent feature of the English language. We have no evidence for machismo used as a predicate adjective, but the attributive use does show up occasionally. • ... flexing their muscles, Indian wrestling and performing other such machismo feats —Betty Friedan, N.Y. Times, 31 Jan. 1971 The abstract-noun use of macho is defensible by virtue of its regular appearance in well-edited publications. • ... saluted the President for putting his macho on the table —William Greider, Esquire, September 1975 • ... repository of the old speakeasy tradition and bastion of boardroom macho —Frank J. Priai, N. Y. Times, 11 Nov. 1976 • Was Vietnam a case of macho raised to a world dimension? —Norman Cousins, Saturday Rev., 28 Apr. 1979 • Adolescent macho is one of the most oppressive forms of macho —Bruce C. Appleby, letter in English Jour., February 1981 Since neither of these uses seems likely to cause confusion or misunderstanding, there is no compelling reason not to include them in your repertoire, if you are so inclined. Equally, you may keep them distinct {macho, adjective, and machismo, noun) as they are in Spanish, if you are inclined that way. |
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