[ADJ 形容词]男性的;男子的Masculine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of men, in contrast to women.
[usu ADJ n]
...masculine characteristics like a husky voice and facial hair.
沙哑的嗓音和胡子拉碴的面孔之类的男性特征
...masculine pride.
男性的骄傲
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有男子气概的;阳刚的;男子汉的 If you say that someone or something is masculine, you mean that they have qualities such as strength or confidence which are considered typical of men.
...her aggressive, masculine image...
她那咄咄逼人、男人般的形象
The Duke's study was very masculine, with deep red wall-covering and dark oak shelving.
公爵的书房颇具阳刚气,深红色墙纸,深色的橡木搁板。
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[ADJ 形容词](某些语言中的词)阳性的 In some languages, a masculine noun, pronoun, or adjective has a different form from a feminine or neuter one, or behaves in a different way.
Oxford
mas·cu·line/ˈmæskjəlɪn; NAmEˈmæskjəlɪn/
adjective
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noun
masculinemasculinesadjective1having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of men; connected with or like men 男子汉的;男人的;像男人的◆He was handsome and strong, and very masculine.他英俊强壮,富有男子汉气概。◆That suit makes her look very masculine.她穿那套衣服看起来很男性化。☞compare
feminine
adj. (1 ),
male
adj. (1 )2( grammar 语法) belonging to a class of words that refer to male people or animals and often have a special form 阳性的◆‘He’ and ‘him’ are masculine pronouns.*he 和 him 都是阳性代词。 3( grammar 语法) (in some languages 用于某些语言)belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have masculine gender,not feminineor neuter阳性的◆The French word for ‘sun’ is masculine.法语单词“太阳”是阳性的。noun1the masculine[singular ]the masculinegender(= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns) (词语的)阳性2[countable ]a masculineword or word form 阳性词;阳性词形☞compare
feminine
n.,
neuter
adj.mas·cu·line/ˈmæskjəlɪn; NAmEˈmæskjəlɪn/
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masculinemas‧cu‧line /ˈmæskjəlɪn/ ●●○ adjective
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1having qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men doOPP feminine: They’re nice curtains, but I’d prefer something a little more masculine. She has a very masculine voice. Hunting was a typically masculine occupation.► see thesaurus at
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2in some languages, a masculine noun,pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from feminine or neuter words: The word for ‘book’ is masculine in French.
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