英:[ˈwʊmən]
美:[ˈwʊmən]
英:[ˈwʊmən]
美:[ˈwʊmən]
wom·an
wU mn
复数:women
第三人称单数:womans
现在分词:womaning
过去式:womaned
过去分词:womaned
词根:woman
adj.womanish 女子气的;柔弱的;适于女子的
womanlike 像女人的,女子似的
womanly 像女人的;有女子气质的
adv.womanlike 女人般地
womanly 像女人地;适合于妇女地
n.womanizer 玩弄女性者;沉溺于女色的人
womanhood 女人;女人气质;女子成年期
womaniser 玩女人的男人(等于womanizer)
womanliness 女性气质
vi.womanise 追求女色;与女人私通
womanize 与女人私通;玩女人
vt.womanise 使女性化(等于womanize)
womanize 使女性化;使柔弱
noun
an adult female person
a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)—usually used in combination
councilwoman
womankind
distinctively feminine nature : womanliness
a woman who is a servant or personal attendant
chiefly dialectal wife
mistress
girlfriend sense 2
a woman who is extremely fond of or devoted to something specified
I'm a chocolate woman through and through, but one bite of West's banana pudding cupcake and I was sold.—Hattie Brown Garrow
old woman[口]老婆;[口]母亲;婆婆妈妈的人;挑剔而胆小的人
beautiful woman美人;漂亮的女人
pregnant woman孕妇
pretty woman漂亮女人;漂亮的女人
other woman情妇(前面与the连用)
wise woman接生婆;女巫
career womann. 职业妇女
new woman新女性
strange woman娼妓[《圣经箴言》5:3],[古语]卖淫妇,娼妇
little womann. 小妇人;(前面与the连用)妻子
kept woman情妇;姘妇
wonder woman神奇女侠;神力女超人;神奇女郎(电视剧)
professional woman职业妇女
cleaning woman清洁房间的女仆(等于cleaning lady)
loose woman淫荡的女人
woman of the world惯于社交的妇女;饱经世故的女人
working womann. 职业女性
alluring woman妖精
这组词都有“女性”的意思,其区别是:
female与male“男(性)的,公的,雄的”相对,强调性别,可指人或动物,但除用于科学和统计上外,大多含贬义。
woman与man相对,侧重成年妇女的特点,系成年妇女的通称。
lady与gentleman相对,强调所谓高贵的气质、品德和教养等。也指对女性的礼貌称呼。
以上来源于网络
“成年女性”,古英语 wimman, wiman(复数 wimmen),字面意思为“女人-男人”,改编自 wifman(复数 wifmen)“女人,女仆”(8世纪),由 wif “女人”(见 wife)和 man “人类”(在古英语中用于指代两性; 见 man(n.))组成。比较荷兰语 vrouwmens “妻子”,字面意思为“女人-男人”。
It is notable that it was thought necessary to join wif, a neuter noun, representing a female person, to man, a masc. noun representing either a male or female person, to form a word denoting a female person exclusively. [Century Dictionary]
值得注意的是,为了形成一个仅表示女性的词,必须将代表女性的中性名词 wif 与代表男性或女性的名词 man 相结合。[世纪词典]
这种构词方式是英语和荷兰语特有的。作为“女性人类”的词,它取代了古英语中更早的 wif 和 quean,如在盎格鲁-撒克逊福音书中,耶稣对他的母亲的回答中所说的那样: la, wif, hwæt is me and þe?(约翰福音2:4“女人,我与你有什么关系?”)。
单数的发音在中古英语中受到 -w- 的影响而改变; 复数保留了原来的元音。意为“妻子”的用法,现在主要限于美国方言的使用,可追溯到15世纪中期。
在美式英语中, lady 是“在宽松和特别礼貌的用法中,指女性”[Craigie,“美国英语词典”]。这种特殊性曾经受到英国旅行者的广泛评论; 在美国,这种习惯被认为是特别南方的,但英国人并不在意这种细微的区别,而是将其视为美国式的。 “这个高贵的词 [woman],当它在英国人的耳边响起时,会激起灵魂,但在美国却被放逐了,取而代之的是‘ladies’和‘females’; 前者对英国人的口味来说是令人作呕和庸俗的,后者则是不明确和粗俗的。效果很奇怪。”[哈里特·马丁诺,1837]
Woman-hater “厌女症者”可追溯到1600年左右。 Women's work,指适合女性从事的工作,可追溯到1660年代。 Women's liberation 可追溯到1966年; women's rights 可追溯到1840年,但在1630年代有个例外。
成年女子
妇女
Middle English, from Old English wīfman, from wīf woman, wife + man human being, man
The first known use of woman was before the 12th century
wombnoun
uterus
a place where something is begun or developed
womanlyadjective
marked by qualities generally associated with a woman
womanlikeadjective
resembling or typical of a woman : womanly
womankindnoun
female human beings : women especially as distinguished from men
womanishadjective
associated with or characteristic of women
unmanly sense b
womanhoodnoun
the state of being a woman
qualities associated with women
womankind
womannoun
an adult female person
womankind
a woman who is a servant or attendant
1 At die moment, their choir coach, an enormous woman in tweeds, was advising them to open their mouths wider when they sang.
2 She had been held next door, at Hunt's sister prison for women.
3 A song of love and doom, Jon Connington recalled, and every woman in the hall was weeping when he put down the harp.
4 “A woman my age, living alone,” she said, at least once a day, “if I don’t keep on top of things, who will?”
5 Father always said boys took care of girls and women.
6 Although the room was dark, light touched the metal fastenings on a wooden box, a fold of blue cloth on the table, the curve of the woman’s forehead, the creamy lemon of her jacket.
7 He realized a young woman was standing only ten feet from the base of the boulder.
8 American designers prized resourcefulness and the freedom of women who wore the clothing.
美国设计师们重视的是穿着衣服的女人们的聪颖和自由。
9 Even though women had the vote, there were still many who believed a woman’s place was in the home, and for a colored woman with few options, that meant taking care of someone else’s home.
10 “I know, chile, but you ain’t the first. You got women here who will help you, women who done gone through the same thing. Like me,” Inez offered.
11 Brain busters’ kids were supposed to come out on top in a race like this, even if the brain buster was a woman, or black, or both.
12 One is an older black woman dressed in a maid’s uniform.
13 “I told you the dry cleaner was closed,” calls a woman’s voice from the car.
14 She also wanted to prove to the women she led that she was willing to suffer for the cause.
15 But I know without a shadow of a doubt that this woman is Julia.
16 My father came to the airport to meet this daughter who was now a woman, with a child of her own.
17 The woman clicks on a mouse and looks at her computer.
18 The woman’s eyes were fastened on her face with a cunning triumph.
19 I still know the one that ancient chalk-white woman taught me with a polished fruitwood stick.
20 The name Eleanora Marvel seemed to make more sense for this beautiful woman.
1 女人性格
3 恋人
amatorial amatory love baby baggage papa Valentine sweetheart gill turtledove patootie truelove ladylove body and soul
4 温柔
still soft sweet tender melting silky ladylike gently sweetness softness femininity affability tameness muliebrity sweeten
5 妇女
female feminine petticoat womenfolk miss daughter femininity muslin femme womanhood womankind fem wimmin womenkind feminie feme a bit of muslin she baggage squaw Judy the weaker sex gynecic lady-help lady wahine soft sex fairer sex fair sex gentle sex broad dame matron weaker sex a bit of crumpet bag wife pussy duchess heifer bimbo the fair sex womanly gal wench gynecoid frill jill frow quean zenana womenfolks
6 女人气的
10 女人气
11 妇人
12 情人
love friend girl boy fair bird lover flame boyfriend bully lad rave mash darling sweetheart gill squire gallant beau lass heartthrob Jane ladybird paramour amour jo Phyllis mort swain leman oppo Dulcinea acushla hinny valentine loved one light-o'-love heart girlfriend mistress Jill inamorata sweeting truelove ladylove sweetie pie honey bunch young lady lady friend lady jill turtledove soul mate best girl queen Jo dona lady-love fancy man fancy woman partner lovebirds bf a bit on the side
13 女工
15 像女人的
16 使女
17 女性
-gynous gynecic female feminine petticoat Nellie womenfolk fair sex lady setter femininity womanhood distaff womankind fem womenkind feminie womanly -ette gender the fair sex the weaker sex womanlike distaffer she body frow weaker sex weaker vessel soft sex fair sex gentle sex second sex skirt in petticoats soft race the weaker vessel gynaeco- fem. -woman f gynic gynecoid feminality feminacy feminism muslin shemale muliebrity dominant sex
18 打杂女佣
19 成年女子
20 打杂女工
22 女清洁工
23 女人气的男人
24 女人气质
25 女伴
26 女性的
-gynous gynecic female feminine petticoat Nellie lady fem womanlike -ette gynic gynecoid fair distaff
27 女人
tottie haybag coozie she body piece girl baby fair female fruit bird sister meat broad mouse hat tail twist pie jazz mat ass skirt rib blossom mama biscuit hen blister snatch crow pussy jade beaver bonnet peat frail whisker hunk frill cunt muff canary mamma hairpin petticoat gash placket calico Jane crumpet squaw dingbat C mort horsemeat mott horseflesh carlin toots womankind biddy Judy minge maud bim besom nooky lubra vrouw blowen shemale womenkind a daughter of Eve a chunk of meat a bunch of calico a piece of trade a piece of goods a piece of flesh sex brush cow bitch mare dame ho jane dona bint wifie cooze punani my good woman womanly creature tomato momma fem weaker vessel the weaker sex daughter of Eve tart lady trout tootsy gender tootsie sheila feminine job bit wife heifer wren distaff quiff donah womanhood
28 情妇
lady queen mistress concubine molly doxy floozy Moll leman inamorata bedmate raggle ladylove donah hetaera other woman lover paramour amour fancy woman kept woman lady friend bit of jam
30 女友
33 对打招呼