feminine['feminin]
汉语翻译
a. 女性的, 阴性的, 柔弱的
【医】 女性的, 雌性的
词型变化
名词:feminineness 副词:femininely
词意辨析
female, feminine这两个词是同义词,都有“女性的”意思,但涵义和使用场合有所不同。
female: 表示“女的”、“女性的”、“雌的”之意,着重指性别而言,经常与之搭配的词有:sex,child,friend,companion,heir,ruler,servant,ward,voice,figure,suffrage,education,animal,plant等,其对立词是male.- yesterday we received a lot of guests,male and female,in victoria peak garden.
昨日我们在山顶公园接待了很多来宾,有男的也有女的。 - his younger sister, it is said, a female operative.
据说,他的妹妹是个女工。 - a doe is female deer.
牝鹿就是雌鹿。
feminine: 着重指“有女性气质的”之意,经常与之搭配的词有nature,sympathy,weakness,virtue,frivolity,curiosity,voice,pursuits,hobbies,clothes等,其对立词是masculine.- she has got all the feminine virtues.
她具有全部女性的长处。 - this gentleman has got a feminine voice.
这位男士说话的声音像女子。
英语解释
名词 feminine:
- a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
形容词 feminine:
- associated with women and not with men
- of grammatical gender
- befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman同义词:womanly
- (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable
例句
- Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.中性的既非阳性也非阴性的
- That's a feminine reaction.这是女性特有的反应。
- There are three genders in German: masculine, feminine and neuter.德语中有三性: 阳性、 阴性和中性。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和蕾丝大多是女性用品。
详细解释
fem.i.nine
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
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin fôminonus 源自 拉丁语 fôminonus from fômina [woman] * see dhô(i)- 源自 fômina [女人] *参见 dhô(i)-
【引伸】
fem.ininely
adv.(副词)fem.inineness
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>feminine,female,womanly,womanish,effeminate,ladylike同义词>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: 例句: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: 例句:the female population;女性人口;
例句:a female kitten;母猫;
例句: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: 例句:womanly virtue;女性的美德;
例句: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: 例句: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: 例句: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: 例句:ladylike manners. 优雅的举止。