feminine

汉语翻译

a. 女性的, 阴性的, 柔弱的
【医】 女性的, 雌性的

词型变化：

名词:feminineness 副词:femininely 

词意辨析：

female, feminine

这两个词是同义词，都有“女性的”意思，但涵义和使用场合有所不同。
female: 表示“女的”、“女性的”、“雌的”之意，着重指性别而言，经常与之搭配的词有：sex，child，friend，companion，heir，ruler，servant，ward，voice，figure，suffrage，education，animal，plant等，其对立词是male.

• yesterday we received a lot of guests，male and female，in victoria peak garden.
  昨日我们在山顶公园接待了很多来宾，有男的也有女的。
• his younger sister, it is said, a female operative.
  据说，他的妹妹是个女工。
• a doe is female deer.
  牝鹿就是雌鹿。

feminine: 着重指“有女性气质的”之意，经常与之搭配的词有nature，sympathy，weakness，virtue，frivolity，curiosity，voice，pursuits，hobbies，clothes等，其对立词是masculine.

• she has got all the feminine virtues.
  她具有全部女性的长处。
• this gentleman has got a feminine voice.
  这位男士说话的声音像女子。

英语解释：

名词 feminine:

1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

形容词 feminine:

1. associated with women and not with men
2. of grammatical gender
3. befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
   同义词：womanly
4. (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable

例句：

1. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
   中性的既非阳性也非阴性的
2. That's a feminine reaction.
   这是女性特有的反应。
3. There are three genders in German: masculine, feminine and neuter.
   德语中有三性: 阳性、 阴性和中性。
4. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
   珠宝和蕾丝大多是女 * 。

详细解释：

fem.i.nine

adj.（形容词）
Of or relating to women or girls; female.
女性的：是或关于女人或女孩子的；女性的
Characterized by or possessing qualities generally attributed to a woman.
女人具有的：有女性通常所具有的特征或特性的
Effeminate; womanish.
女子气的；妇女似的
Abbr. fem.,f.,F.Grammar Designating or belonging to the gender of words or grammatical forms that refer chiefly to females or to things classified as female.
缩写 fem.,f.,F.【语法】 阴性的：属于或指示性别的词或语法形式，主要指女性的或归为女性类的事物
n.Abbr. fem.,f.,F.Grammar （名词）缩写 fem.,f.,F.【语法】
The feminine gender.
阴性
A word or form belonging to the feminine gender.
阴性词或阴性形式

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin fôminonus
源自 拉丁语 fôminonus
from fômina [woman] * see dhô(i)-
源自 fômina [女人] *参见 dhô(i)-

【引伸】
fem.ininely
adv.（副词）
fem.inineness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>feminine,female,womanly,womanish,effeminate,ladylikeThese adjectives mean .of, relating to, characteristic of, or appropriate to women..
这些形容词都有.属于、关于、适于或有女人特性的.的意思。
Feminine as the opposite ofmasculine often refers to what is considered characteristic of women:
Feminine 与masculine 相对，通常指被看作是有女人特性的东西：
例句：
feminine intuition.
女性的直觉。

Female, likemale, categorizes by gender or sex; the term is not limited in application to human beings:
Female 同male 一样，由性别或性而归为一类的； 这一词语并不限定只使用于人类：
例句：
the female population;
女性人口；

例句：
a female kitten;
母猫；

例句：
a female plant.
雌株。

Womanly describes qualities regarded as becoming to a woman:
Womanly 描写那些被看作与女人相称的特点：
例句：
womanly virtue;
女性的美德；

例句：
womanly sympathy.
女性的同情心。

Womanish applies to qualities associated with women and traditionally considered undesirable in men:
Womanish 指女人具有的特性，通常也指男人身上不受欢迎的特点：
例句：
womanish tears.
女人气的眼泪。

Effeminate is largely restricted in reference to men and implies lack of manliness or strength:
Effeminate 很大程度上限制在指男人而且暗含缺乏男子气概或力量的意思：
例句：
an effeminate walk.
无力的步子。

Ladylike is applicable to what befits women of good breeding:
Ladylike 指与有教养的女子相称的：
例句：
ladylike manners.
优雅的举止。