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单词 man-hater
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man-hatern.

Brit. /ˈmanˌheɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmænˌheɪdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: man n.1, hater n.
Etymology: < man n.1 + hater n. Compare Old English mannhata, manhata man-hater, oppressor of men; also Dutch menschenhater (18th cent.).In quots. 1579 and 1678 at sense 1 after ancient Greek μισάνθρωπος misanthrope n.
1. A hater of humankind, a misanthrope. Obsolete.
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1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 219 Timon, surnamed Misanthropus (as who would say..the manhater).
1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Concl. 60 What will these man-haters yet with more despight and mischiefe do?
1678 T. Shadwell (title) The History of Timon of Athens, the Man-hater.
1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. ii. 16 A compleat Timon, or Manhater.
1759 O. Goldsmith Enq. Present State Polite Learning vi Rousseau, of Geneva, a professed man-hater.
1827 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 313 The grimmest man-haters..will be found in abundance.
1885 R. L. Stevenson Prince Otto ii. ii. 85 Essentially he is to be numbered among the man-haters.
2. A hater of the male sex.
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1712 T. Cave Let. 6 May in M. M. Verney Verney Lett. (1930) I. xvi. 310 I must now delever my Charge of Service..to you and my Sister. Mr. and Mrs. Pascoll (the Man-Hater), with Jack Knapsack and old Ruler.
1727 P. Longueville Hermit ii. 129 She was a single Woman..thinking herself too good for..any Thing below a Gentleman which seeing no prospect to get..she became a general Man-hater.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 5 Mar. 3/3 It is in no way true that we are man-haters and discontented women.
1972 D. Lessing Golden Notebk. (1974) Pref. 9 Instantly a lot of very ancient weapons were unleashed, the main ones, as usual, being on the theme of..‘She is a man-hater’.
1988 A. Lurie Truth about Lorin Jones ii. 37 Polly was always a man-hater.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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