单词 | effeminate |
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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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