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fem·i·nine AHD[fĕmʹə-nĭn] D.J.[ˈfemənɪn]K.K.[ˈfɛmənɪn]adj.(形容词)- 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
- 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
- Effeminate; womanish.女子气的;妇女似的
- 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】 - The feminine gender.阴性
- A word or form belonging to the feminine gender.阴性词或阴性形式
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin fēminīnus 源自 拉丁语 fēminīnus
- from fēmina [woman] * see dhē(i)- 源自 fēmina [女人] * 参见 dhē(i)-
femʹininely adv.(副词)femʹinineness n.(名词)feminine, female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike- 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。
- 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。
- 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: the female population;女性人口;a female kitten;母猫;a female plant.雌株。
- 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 virtue;女性的美德;womanly sympathy.女性的同情心。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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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