- 1/ˈmæskjələn/ · /ˈmæskjəlɪn/陽剛的、男性化的;(文法)陽性
Masculine describes qualities, appearance, or behavior traditionally associated with men, like physical strength or a deep voice. In languages that give nouns a gender, like French or Spanish, 'masculine' is also the grammar term for one of those noun groups.
示範例句 · Example
They're nice curtains, but I'd prefer something a little more masculine.
逐字它們是不錯的窗簾，但是我會比較喜歡某個稍微更男性化一點的東西。
常見搭配
masculine pride
男性的自尊、面子
the feeling that a man should not look weak
His masculine pride stopped him asking for help.
a masculine voice
偏男性的嗓音
a voice that sounds low and typical of a man
She has a surprisingly masculine voice.
traditionally masculine
傳統上被視為男性的
seen as typical of men in the past
Engineering was long a traditionally masculine field.
masculine behaviour
男性化的行為
ways of acting that people expect from men
Not showing fear is often called masculine behaviour.
core核心畫面
組成From Latin 'masculus,' meaning male.
同家族的字
- masculinitythe noun form — the quality of being masculine
- emasculateshares the Latin root 'mascul-' — to make someone feel less masculine or take away their power
比較級 more masculine最高級 most masculine
原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
masculineadj/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/
- 1
Of or pertaining to the male gender.
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Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
- 3
Belonging to males; typically used by males.
- “John”, “Paul”, and “Jake” are masculine names.
- 4
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate; manly.
- That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
- […] a masculine church.
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grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsOf, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
- The noun Student is masculine in German.
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grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsOf, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
- German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.
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grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsHaving the vowel harmony of a back vowel.
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human-scienceslinguisticsphonologyFollowing or ending on a stressed syllable.
- Masculine caesura, masculine catalexis, masculine ending, masculine rhyme.
masculinenoun/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/
- 1
grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsThe masculine gender.
- The masculine functions as the negative term in the opposition, i.e. when the gender is not defined, the masculine is used.
- 2
grammarhuman-scienceslinguisticsA word of the masculine gender.
- As to the class to which the masculines of the strong declension belong, we repeat that […]
- 3
That which is masculine.
- These forces would also seem to reflect the gender distinction that can be made with respect to the divine, the feminine associated with the divine as immanent within the finite and the masculine with the divine transcendence and the infinite.
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obsoleterareA man.
- I think women, at least those who do their own work, would live very simply in that respect, if there were none of the masculines to feed.
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