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masculine

英 ['mæskjʊlɪn] 美['mæskjəlɪn]
  • adj. 男性的;阳性的;男子气概的
  • n. 男性;阳性,阳性词

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词态变化


比较级: more masculine;最高级: most masculine;

中文词源


masculine 男人的,男性化的,阳性的

来自拉丁语masculus,男人的,具备男人的美德的,来自mas,男人,男子,词源同marry,-cul,小词后缀。字面意思即小男子汉,男人的。后引申词义男性化的,语法格阳性的。male为该词缩写词。

英文词源


masculine
masculine: see male
masculine (adj.)
mid-14c., "belonging to the male grammatical gender;" late 14c., "of men, male," from Old French masculin "of the male sex" (12c.), from Latin masculinus "male, of masculine gender," from masculus "male, masculine; worthy of a man," diminutive of mas (genitive maris) "male person, male," of unknown origin. Meaning "having the appropriate qualities of the male sex, manly, virile, powerful" is first attested 1620s. As a noun from mid-15c.

双语例句


1. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine.
在多数语言中,形容词的阳性和阴性的拼法略为不同。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Andrew describes her as a large, bony and masculine woman.
安德鲁说她是一个瘦骨嶙峋、男人模样的大块头女人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He was handsome and strong, and very masculine.
他英俊强壮,富有男子汉气概。

来自《权威词典》

4. The opera singer has a deep, booming , masculine voice.
这位歌剧演唱家有一副深沉而又浑厚有力的嗓音.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. She has a rather masculine voice.
她的声音有点男性化.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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