- 1(男人)玩弄女性、到處拈花惹草(貶意)
To womanize means, of a man, to keep having sexual relationships with many different women, one after another or at the same time — usually with the sense that he is not serious about any of them and often that he is cheating on a wife or partner.
To womanize means, of a man,Womanize指的是一個男人 to keep having sexual relationships with many different women不斷跟很多不同的女性發生性關係 one after another or at the same time一個接一個,或是同時好幾個 usually with the sense that he is not serious about any of them通常帶著對誰都不認真的意味 and often that he is cheating on a wife or partner而且常常表示他在對妻子或伴侶不忠
The word is only ever used about men, and it always carries ; nobody says it about himself with pride, and there is no matching word used about women.
The word is only ever used about men這個字只會用在男人身上 and it always carries disapproval而且一定帶有批評的意味 nobody says it about himself with pride沒有人會驕傲地這樣說自己 and there is no matching word used about women也沒有對應用在女性身上的字
In practice you will almost never meet the plain verb 'womanize' in modern English — it sounds and old. What you do meet constantly is its two children: the noun 'womanizer' (a man who does this) and the '-ing' form used as an adjective or a noun, as in 'his drinking and womanizing' or 'a hard-drinking, womanizing actor'.
In practice you will almost never meet the plain verb 'womanize' in modern English實際上在現代英文裡你幾乎不會遇到單純的動詞'womanize' it sounds bookish and old聽起來很書面、很老派 What you do meet constantly is its two children你常常遇到的是它衍生出的兩個字 the noun 'womanizer' (a man who does this)名詞'womanizer'(做這種事的男人) and the '-ing' form used as an adjective or a noun還有當形容詞或名詞用的'-ing'形式 as in 'his drinking and womanizing' or 'a hard-drinking, womanizing actor'像『his drinking and womanizing』或『a hard-drinking, womanizing actor』
Note the British spelling 'womanise' is equally correct; British and American writing differ only in the s/z.
Note the British spelling 'womanise' is equally correct要注意英式拼法'womanise'一樣正確 British and American writing differ only in the s/z英式和美式寫法只差在s跟z
The tone is worth feeling carefully: it is but slightly old-fashioned and even a bit , the way a newspaper about a film star from the 1960s. For serious modern criticism of a man's behaviour, English now uses plainer words.
The tone is worth feeling carefully這個字的語氣值得仔細體會 it is disapproving but slightly old-fashioned and even a bit amused帶批評,但有點老派,甚至還帶點覺得好笑 the way a newspaper writes about a film star from the 1960s就像報紙在寫1960年代某個電影明星的口氣 For serious modern criticism of a man's behaviour如果要嚴肅地批評一個男人現代的行為 English now uses plainer words現在的英文會用更直白的字
core核心畫面
組成'woman' + '-ize', the ending that turns a noun into a verb meaning roughly 'to act with/on'. The '-ize' ending came into English through French and Latin from Ancient Greek '-izō'.
原始詞典資料2 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。
womanizeverb/ˈwʊmənaɪz/
- 1
To flirt with or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously.
- 2
To turn into a woman; to feminize.
- [T]his effeminate loue of a wõman, doth ſo womanize a man, that (if hee yeeld to it) it will not onely make him an Amazon; but a launder, a diſtaff-ſpinner; or what ſo euer other vile occupation their idle heads can imagin and their weake hands performe.
- Another bolt passed between Iucharba's legs, nearly womanizing him with its blast of heat. "EEEeeeYOW!" he howled.
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