Effeminacy
[ɪ'femɪnəsɪ]
解释:
(noun.) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man); 'the students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy'; 'Spartans accused Athenians of effeminateness'; 'he was shocked by the softness of the atmosphere surrounding the young prince, arising from the superfluity of the femininity that guided him'.
赫克托整理--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men.
编辑:维尔玛
同义词及近义词:
n. Weakness, softness, timidity, womanish delicacy.
汉弗莱手打
例句:
- The Roman writers were always lamenting the effeminacy of the age. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- He had delicate features, redeemed from effeminacy by the swarthiness of his complexion, and his quick intensity of expression. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- The one producing a temper of hardness and ferocity, the other of softness and effeminacy, I replied. 柏拉图. 理想国.
录入:朱迪思