effeminate
英 [?'fem?n?t]
美[?'f?m?n?t]
- adj. 柔弱的；女人氣的
- n. 女子氣的男人
- vt. 使柔弱；使無男子漢氣概
- vi. 變得無男子漢氣概；變得柔弱
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
名詞:?effeminacy;
中文詞源
effeminate 女人氣的
ef-, 向外。-fem, 女人，詞源同female, feminine, 即表露出女人特征的。
英文詞源
- effeminate (adj.)
- late 14c., "womanish; voluptuous; tender," from Latin effeminatus "womanish, effeminate," past participle of effeminare "make a woman of," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + femina "woman" (see feminine). Rarely used but in reproach. The noun meaning "effeminate person" is from 1590s. Related: Effeminately; effemination.
雙語例句
- 1. His voice was curiously high-pitched, reedy, almost effeminate.
- 他的嗓音出奇地高，尖聲尖氣，有些娘娘腔。
來自辭典例句
- 2. He spoke in an effeminate voice.
- 他講起話來一副娘娘腔.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Contrary to his effeminate appearance, he said without reserve during interview.
- 相對于他的優柔寡斷, 在訪談過程中他毫無保留.
來自互聯網
- 4. See the handsome but effeminate young man; he has no virile character.
- 瞧這個奶油小生, 哪有一點兒男子漢的氣概啊?
來自互聯網
- 5. It will not effeminate the boy's mind.
- 它不會使這男孩的心靈柔弱.
來自互聯網
