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Masculine Considered It’s Men Qualities Noun Gender Voice

英语单词 masculine
英美音标 英 ['mæskjəlɪn] 美 ['mæskjəlɪn]
中文释义 adj.男性的;有男子气概的;阳性的
n.阳性;男性
英语例句 (1) This coat is masculine.
(2) He was handsome and strong, and very masculine.
(3) This noun subscribes to the masculine gender.
(4) Host is the masculine noun for hostess.
(5) There was only one masculine face.
(6) Blue is usually considered a masculine color.
中文例句 (1) 这件外衣是男式的。
(2) 他英俊强壮,富有男子汉气概。
(3) 这个名词是阳性名词。
(4) host是与hostess相对应的阳性名词。
(5) 人群中只有一张男性的脸。
(6) 蓝色一般被认为是男性色。
vocabulary简明 If something’s masculine, it’s related to men. When you hear a masculine voice outside greeting your neighbor, you know it’s your dad and not your mom.
vocabulary扩展 Masculine can describe people or things that have qualities often associated with men. If someone has a masculine appearance, the person is probably tall and strong. If your new jacket has masculine tailoring, that means it’s cut like a man’s jacket. Masculine can also refer to words. In many languages, words — especially nouns — are given a gender. If you’ve studied French or Spanish, you know you need to figure out which article to use with a masculine noun.
柯林斯解释
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[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.

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