剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - feminine collapse

feminine
/'fem.ɪ.nɪn/
adjective
FEMALE 女性的
A
* acting, or having qualities which are traditionally considered to be suitable for a woman
（举止或气质）女性特有的，女性的

1. With his long dark eyelashes, he looked almost feminine.
他的睫毛又长又黑，看起来就像个女人。

2. The current style in evening wear is soft, romantic and feminine.
现在的晚装风格是轻柔、浪漫并充满女性风韵。

3. Her clothes are always very feminine.
她的衣服总是非常女性化。
Compare masculine

/'fem.ɪ.nɪn/
adjective
GRAMMAR 文法
A (written abbreviation fem) (f)
* belonging to the group of nouns which, in some languages, are not masculine or neuter
（某些语言中的名词）阴性的

1. In French, 'table' is feminine.
在法语中，“桌子”这个词是阴性的。

A
* describes a particular form of a noun in English, such as 'actress', which refers only to a female person. These feminine forms are now being used less often.
（英语中表示女性的词）阴性的

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - feminine collapse

feminine ★★☆☆☆
1.ADJ 形容词女性的;女人的 Feminine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of women, in contrast to men.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n

  • ...male leaders worrying about their women abandoning traditional feminine roles.

    男性领导人担心自己的妻子放弃传统的女性角色

  • ...a manufactured ideal of feminine beauty.

    虚构的女性美典范

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词女子气的;女人味的;(尤指)柔美的 Someone or something that is feminine has qualities that are considered typical of women, especially being pretty or gentle.

【语用信息】：approval

  • I've always been attracted to very feminine, delicate women...

    我总是被十分娇柔纤弱的女子吸引。

  • The bedroom has a light, feminine look.

    卧室布置得很雅致，充满女人味。

3.ADJ 形容词(名词、代词或形容词)阴性的 In some languages, a feminine noun, pronoun, or adjective has a different form from a masculine or neuter one, or behaves in a different way.

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - feminine collapse

    feminine
    femi·nine / 5femEnin / adjective1. having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women; connected with women
       (指气质或外貌)女性特有的,女性的,妇女的:
       That dress makes you look very feminine.
       那件衣服你穿起来很有丽人风韵。
       He had delicate, almost feminine, features.
       他面目清秀,跟女性差不多。
       the traditional feminine role
       传统的女性角色
    ⇨ compare female , masculine
    2. (grammar 语法) belonging to a class of words that refer to female people or animals and often have a special form
       阴性的:
       Some people prefer not to use the feminine form 'actress' and use the word 'actor' for both sexes.
       有些人不喜欢使用 actress 这一阴性形式,而用 actor 一词代表两个性别。
    3. (grammar 语法) (in some languages 用于某些语言) belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have feminine gender not masculine or neuter
       (指名词、代词或形容词阴性的):
       The French word for 'table' is feminine.
       法语的 table 一词是阴性。 noun (grammar 语法)
    1. the feminine [sing.] the feminine gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
       阴性(指名词、形容词和代词的形式)
    2. [C] a feminine word or word form
       阴性词(形式)
    ⇨ compare masculine , neuter

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - feminine collapse

    feminine adj.

    • VERBS be, feel He made her feel ~. | look She looked very ~ with her hair like that.

    • ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | decidedly, distinctly | almost | traditionally Her name fits in with a traditionally ~ image. | stereotypically stereotypically ~ qualities like compassion

    Feminine is used with these nouns: attribute, beauty, charm, curve, identity, intuition, modesty, noun, pronoun, quality, side, touch, trait, vanity, virtue, voice

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - feminine collapse

    feminine

    adjective
    1 a very feminine young woman
    WOMANLY , womanlike, ladylike, girlish, female; soft, delicate, gentle, tender, graceful, refined, modest; informal girly; archaic feminal.
    -opposite(s): MASCULINE.

    2 his friends thought him slightly feminine
    EFFEMINATE , womanish, unmanly, unmasculine, effete, weak, soft, milksoppish; informal sissy, sissyish, wimpy, wimpish, limp-wristed, pansy-like.
    -opposite(s): MANLY ; BUTCH.

    词源记忆 - feminine collapse

    feminine
     1

    feminine：女性的，女子气的 

    来源于拉丁语femina(女人)。

    同源词：female


     2

    feminine：女性的

    先看female（女性的），也许你会认为它由male（男性的）加前缀fe-构成，其实不然。fem是词根“女性”，而-ale是指小后缀，所以原义是“年轻女性”。14世纪末以前，female其实写为femele，后来受male的影响才发生变化。