Effeminacy
[ɪ'femɪnəsɪ]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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.
編輯:维尔玛
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Weakness, softness, timidity, womanish delicacy.
汉弗莱手打
例句/造句/用法:
- The Roman writers were always lamenting the effeminacy of the age. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He had delicate features, redeemed from effeminacy by the swarthiness of his complexion, and his quick intensity of expression. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The one producing a temper of hardness and ferocity, the other of softness and effeminacy, I replied. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
錄入:朱迪思