Mannish means “like a man,” but not in the warm way manly does. You almost always hear it about a woman, or about her clothes, her walk, her voice, her haircut.

Mannish means “like a man,”Mannish的意思是「像男人」, but not in the warm way manly does但不是manly那種溫暖的意思。You almost always hear it about a woman你幾乎都會聽到它用在女性身上, or about her clothes, her walk, her voice, her haircut或用在她的衣服、走路方式、聲音、髮型上。

A mannish jacket is cut like a man’s. A mannish voice, said of a woman, is low and hard.

A mannish jacket一件mannish的外套, is cut like a man's剪裁得像男人的一樣。A mannish voice, said of a woman用在女性身上的mannish聲音, is low and hard是低沉又生硬的。

The dictionary often marks that this is used especially when the speaker finds that look unattractive — so the frown is sitting inside the word, not only in the listener’s ear.

The dictionary often marks字典常會標註, that this is used especially when the speaker finds that look unattractive這個詞特別用在說話者覺得那種樣子不好看的時候——so the frown is sitting inside the word所以那種皺眉的態度就藏在這個詞裡面, not only in the listener's ear而不只是聽者自己聯想出來的。

It can be a straight description of a coat. It can also be a way of saying she has stepped off the path people wanted her on.

It can be a straight description of a coat它可以只是單純描述一件外套。It can also be a way of saying它也可以是一種說法, she has stepped off the path people wanted her on指她走出了大家希望她走的那條路。

If you want a kind word, this is usually not it. Many people now avoid it.

If you want a kind word如果你想找一個友善的詞, this is usually not it通常不會是它。Many people now avoid it很多人現在會避免用它。

Use manly for praise of “male” strength; save mannish for the “like a man, said of a woman” sense, and handle it with care.

Use manly for praise of “male” strength用manly來稱讚「男性化」的那種強健, save mannish for the “like a man, said of a woman” sense把mannish留給「用在女性身上、像男人」這個意思, and handle it with care而且使用時要小心。

Though actually, the older English word behind it just meant “human.” That “human” meaning has dropped out of ordinary English. What is left is the “like a man” meaning, and it often comes with a look.

Though actually不過, the older English word behind it just meant “human.”它背後那個較早的英文字原本只是指「人」。That “human” meaning has dropped out of ordinary English「人」這個意思已經從一般英文裡消失了；what is left is the “like a man” meaning剩下的就是「像男人」這個意思, and it often comes with a look而且它常常帶著一種評判的眼光。