英:[ˈfemənɪn]
美:[ˈfemənɪn]
英:[ˈfemənɪn]
美:[ˈfemənɪn]
fem·i·nine
fe m nihn
复数:feminines
比较级:more feminine
最高级:most feminine
词根:feminize
n.femininity 温柔;柔弱性;女子本性
femaleness 女性特征;女子本性
feminization 女性化;阴性化;雌性化
vi.feminise 女性化;带女子气(等于feminize)
feminize 女性化;雌性化
vt.feminise (英)使女性化;使带女子气
feminize 使……女性化;具有女性风度
adjective
considered to be characteristic of women feminine charm/beauty : marked by or having qualities, features, etc. traditionally associated with women… the actress gave the classic black-and-white tuxedo a feminine spin with a Ralph Lauren jumpsuit. Accessories included diamond necklaces and earrings, black pumps, and a black bow tie.—Chelsey Sanchez While traditionally considered feminine, floral scents are gaining popularity in men's fragrances.—The Salt Lake Tribune
stereotypically feminine traits/characteristics
of, relating to, or being a woman or girl "She was like a feminine version of Mick Jagger," says Sheryl Crow, a good friend and collaborator …—Jada Yuanalso: of, relating to, or intended for women or girls feminine empowerment feminine sexuality (dated) This classification includes all feminine [=women's] garments commonly known as lounge or hostess wear … —Federal Register
(dated) the feminine [=female] members of the family
of or relating to feminine hygiene
feminine products
grammar of, relating to, or constituting the gender (see gender entry 1 sense 1a) that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females as well as other words and forms either systematically or arbitrarily in the same category
The word for "cat" is feminine in German (die Katze) and masculine in Spanish (el gato).
poetry being an unstressed and usually additional final syllable after the final complete foot (see foot entry 1 sense 4) in a line of verse
a feminine ending
of rhyme having an unstressed final syllable
of a musical cadence ending on an unaccented beat
a short, wistful piece ending with a feminine cadence
noun
a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine (see feminine entry 1 sense 2) gender
the feminine (see feminine entry 1 sense 2) gender
the embodiment or conception of an idealized feminine nature
the power of the divine feminine
the set of qualities, features, etc. traditionally associated with women … Ellen in her fine suit of black, with her cloak and high-heeled boots, looking, in every respect, like a young gentleman; in an hour after having dropped her male attire, and assumed the habiliments of her sex the feminine only was visible in every line and feature of her structure.—William Still
… art that celebrates women but also confronts and explores representations of the feminine.—Samantha Cooper
这组词都有“女性的”的意思,其区别是:
female仅指性别的分类,指人、动物或植物,甚至无生命的东西均可。
feminine强调女性所特有的或同女性有关的特质、特征。
以上来源于网络
14世纪中叶,“属于女性的”,源自古法语 femenin(12世纪)“女性的,具有女性特质的”,源自拉丁语 femininus “女性的”(起初是语法意义上的),源自 femina “女人,雌性”,字面意思是“哺乳的人”(源自 PIE 词根 *dhe(i)- “吸吮”)。现代通常指“像女人一样,适合或具有女性特征”的意义始见于15世纪中叶。相关词汇: Femininely。
现在所代表的意义相互交织,大致可归为 female “具有生育孩子的性别特征”, feminine “具有被认为适合女性的特质”,以及 effeminate “以贬义指女性特质,不够男子气概”,并且试图将它们彼此区分开来,这导致了许多新词的产生。除了名词 feminity “女性气质”, femininity, femaleness, feminineness(1810年,“女性特质”)之外,还有 feminitude(1878年); feminility “女性气质”(1824年); feminie “女性”(14世纪末); femality(17世纪,“柔弱性”; 1754年,“女性特质”); feminacy “女性特质”(1829年); feminicity “女性的品质或状态”(1843年)。还有 feminality(1640年代,“女性的品质或状态”),源自罕见的形容词 feminal “女性的,属于女人的”(14世纪末),源自古法语 feminal。以及 femineity “女性的品质或状态”,同时也指“柔弱的; 女性化的”,源自拉丁语 femineus “关于女人的,属于女人的”。feminile “女性的”(1640年代)似乎已经不再使用。
女性的,雌性的:属于女性的,或具有正常女性所特有的性质的
Adjective and Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French feminin, from Latin femininus, from femina woman; akin to Old English delu nipple, Latin filius son, felix, fetus, & fecundus fruitful, felare to suck, Greek thēlē nipple
The first known use of feminine was in the 14th century
feminine1 of 2adjective
of the female sex
characteristic of or belonging to women : womanly
of, relating to, or making up the class of words that ordinarily includes most of those referring to females
a feminine noun in Latin
feminine2 of 2noun
a word or form of the feminine gender
the feminine gender
feminineadjective
female
characteristic of or appropriate or peculiar to women
1 It was longer and a little more elegant and more feminine.
2 It was written in a slanting, feminine, convent-school hand, but the signature underneath was their father’s.
3 It’s feminine and beautiful, but there’s also some hurt feelings among the married women who aren’t invited to partake in the tradition because, well, their unions suck and no one wants the bad juju.
4 Gender, a grammatical term for “kind,” describes the ways some languages categorize nouns and pronouns as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
5 He held a slip of paper covered in a precise, feminine hand.
6 He had a chiseled face with lips and eyes that were somewhere between feminine beautiful and masculine handsome.
7 The most successful salesperson was offering a product called Touch of Quietude, which sounded more like a feminine hygiene product than a death delivery system.
8 But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favours, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them.
9 Feminine nouns can be found in many languages.
很多语言都有阴性词.
10 That's a feminine reaction.
这是女性特有的反应。
11 My heels scraped across the floor in short stints, hobbled by links of chain, as it is said that the young gentle-ladies of Japan walk, hobbled by subservience and feminine humility.
12 He was so feminine in looks and manner that I once asked him how many children he had.
13 He had delicate, almost feminine, features.
他面目清秀,跟女性差不多。
14 My mother did not think mustaches were feminine.
15 He has a very feminine voice.
他的声音非常像女人.
16 Hysteria, psychosis , torture, depression: I was told that if something is unpleasant, it's probably feminine.
有人告诉我,如果什么东西让人反感, 如歇斯底里、态心理 、 磨 、 志消沉, 那么它大概就是阴性的.
17 Clothes were feminine, sweet and tidy by day with a return to real glamour at night.
女装也是以突出女性魅力, 日装甜美而简洁,晚装则回归到真正得展现女性魅力上.
18 Written in powerful, sweeping, feminine handwriting: Love the blog.
19 And that’s when she heard the laugh—soft, feminine, and vicious.
20 The house was decorated in a very feminine manner.
这个房子是按照女性的风格装饰的。
1 纤弱
soft slight tender fragile pastel slender wispy spindly gossamer reedy gracile pindling slimsy sl. slightly delicacy
2 温柔
pigeon-livered kind soft mild gentle fond silky bland soft-spoken dolce soft-hearted gently softly lovingly fondly tenderly sweetness softness femininity gentleness mildness affability amiability milkiness effeminize soften quiet tame melting milky canny unctuous maidenly heart still female tender ladylike womanly lightly meltingly tendresse sweeten
3 妇女
gynecic woman lady-help daughter female lady femininity womanhood womankind wahine soft sex fairer sex fair sex gentle sex feme bag wife baggage pussy duchess heifer petticoat bimbo the fair sex womenfolk miss muslin femme fem wimmin womenkind feminie a bit of muslin
4 娘娘腔
soft mushy sissy ladylike girlish effete unmanly womanish namby-pamby sissified pantywaist nance fluffing out
5 女人气的
6 无丈夫气概的
9 柔弱
tender delicate milky infirm ladylike effeminate washy emasculate unmanly womanish limpsy tenderly weakness delicacy femininity infirmity emasculation effeminacy soften womanize female weak limp slender sissy nancy nance feebly weakling milkiness girlish effete dickey limp-wristed namby-pamby epicene pantywaist muliebrity evirate womanise
10 女人气
11 柔弱的
tender delicate milky infirm ladylike effeminate washy emasculate unmanly womanish limpsy female weak limp slender sissy nancy nance weakling girlish effete dickey limp-wristed namby-pamby epicene pantywaist
14 女性
female womanly woman sex womankind -ette gender the fair sex the weaker sex womanhood fair petticoat skirt distaff in petticoats soft race soft sex the weaker vessel fem. she womenfolk -woman f gynic gynecoid feminality feminacy lady feminism femininity muslin shemale muliebrity feminie fair sex dominant sex -gynous gynecic Nellie setter fem womenkind
19 娇柔
21 弱韵
23 女性的
female womanly fair petticoat in petticoats f woman gynic gynecoid distaff -gynous gynecic Nellie lady fem
25 女人
haybag woman job bit piece baby wife mouse skirt jade cunt muff heifer canary hairpin petticoat calico wren tootsie mort dona distaff bim quiff tootsy shemale donah womanhood womankind
26 纤弱的
tender soft slight fragile pastel slender wispy spindly gossamer reedy gracile pindling slimsy
27 女性特有的
28 温柔的
pigeon-livered kind soft mild gentle fond silky bland soft-spoken dolce soft-hearted quiet tame melting milky canny unctuous maidenly still female tender ladylike womanly