单词 | feminine |
释义 | feminine['feminin]a. 女性的, 阴性的, 柔弱的【医】 女性的, 雌性的 feminine fem.i.nine AHD: [fµm“…-n¹n] D.J. [6fem*n!n]K.K. [6fWm*n!n]adj.(形容词)1. Of or relating to women or girls; female.女性的:是或关于女人或女孩子的;女性的2. Characterized by or possessing qualities generally attributed to a woman.女人具有的:有女性通常所具有的特征或特性的3. Effeminate; womanish.女子气的;妇女似的4. Abbr. fem.,f.,F.Grammar Designating or belonging to the gender of words or grammatical forms that refer chiefly to females or to things classified as female.缩写 fem.,f.,F.【语法】 阴性的:属于或指示性别的词或语法形式,主要指女性的或归为女性类的事物n.Abbr. fem.,f.,F.Grammar (名词)缩写 fem.,f.,F.【语法】 1. The feminine gender.阴性2. A word or form belonging to the feminine gender.阴性词或阴性形式语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French 源自 古法语 3. from Latin f¶min&9{ºnus} 源自 拉丁语 f¶min&9{ºnus} 4. from f¶mina [woman] * see dh¶(i)- 源自 f¶mina [女人] *参见 dh¶(i)- 继承用法:fem“ininely adv.(副词)fem“inineness n.(名词)参考词汇:1. feminine,female,womanly,womanish,effeminate,ladylike2. These adjectives mean “of, relating to, characteristic of, or appropriate to women.”这些形容词都有“属于、关于、适于或有女人特性的”的意思。3. Feminine as the opposite ofmasculine often refers to what is considered characteristic of women: Feminine 与masculine 相对,通常指被看作是有女人特性的东西: feminine intuition.女性的直觉。4. Female, likemale, categorizes by gender or sex; the term is not limited in application to human beings: Female 同male 一样,由性别或性而归为一类的; 这一词语并不限定只使用于人类: a female plant.雌株。5. Womanly describes qualities regarded as becoming to a woman: Womanly 描写那些被看作与女人相称的特点: womanly sympathy.女性的同情心。6. Womanish applies to qualities associated with women and traditionally considered undesirable in men: Womanish 指女人具有的特性,通常也指男人身上不受欢迎的特点: womanish tears.女人气的眼泪。7. Effeminate is largely restricted in reference to men and implies lack of manliness or strength: Effeminate 很大程度上限制在指男人而且暗含缺乏男子气概或力量的意思: an effeminate walk.无力的步子。8. Ladylike is applicable to what befits women of good breeding: Ladylike 指与有教养的女子相称的: ladylike manners. 优雅的举止。 |
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