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Effeminate Adj I'feminit 缺乏勇气的,柔弱的 英 Qualities Generally Attributed

单词 effeminate
音标 [i'feminit]
解释 adj. 缺乏勇气的,柔弱的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 缺乏勇气的,柔弱的( having the qualities generally attributed to women)
【记】 ef+femin(女)+ate→ 露出女人气→柔弱的
【同】 同根词: feminism(女权主义)
【例】 Bill spoke with an effeminate voice when imitating his sister.
字源 effeminate (adj.)
early 15c., from Latin effeminatus "womanish, effeminate," past participle of effeminare "make a woman of," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + femina "woman" (see feminine). Rarely used without reproach. Related: Effeminately.
不择手段背单词 adj. 柔弱的(过于纤细的); 女子气的
【记】ef出, femin女-露出女人气-柔弱的
【参】feminism(n 女权运动; 女权主义)
趣味全助记 【记】ef 肯定 + femin 女→女人气→柔弱的

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