单词	feminine
释义	femininefem‧i‧nine /ˈfemɪnɪn/ ●○○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINfeminine Origin: 1300-1400 Old French, Latin femina ‘woman’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Hairstyles this autumn are long, soft and very feminine. How can I persuade my tomboy daughter to wear feminine clothes? Lane stressed the importance of feminine values like non-competition. Lindsay wears very feminine clothes - pretty dresses with flowers on and things like that. the rounded feminine shape EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS She is feminine enough to maintain her own identity. The blossoms also signify the feminine characteristics of softness, mildness and peacefulness. Their goal is to be masculine men and feminine women. We need to articulate the feminine position and explore its possibilities. Thesaurus THESAURUSrelating to women► female relating to women or girls: · female voters· Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body. ► feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: · You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness.· the ideal of feminine beauty ► womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: · her womanly figure· the womanly virtues of compassion and patience ► girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: · Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse!· a very girlie pink dress ► effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: · His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate.· a pale effeminate-looking young man Longman Language Activatorfor women or relating to women► women's use this about things that are designed for women or done by women, and not designed for or done by men: · She's the fashion editor for a women's magazine.· Why don't they ever show women's football on TV?· the latest and most fashionable trends in women's clothes ► ladies' formal used, especially in the past, about things that are designed for women or done by women, and not designed for or done by men : · I managed to get a place on the university ladies' golf team.· the ladies' tennis tournament· Ladies' fashions are on the first floor.the ladies' room/the ladies' (=the women's toilets in a public place): · Could you tell me where the ladies' room is? ► female use this about behaviour or personal qualities that are traditionally thought to be typical of women, or about physical characteristics that belong to women: · Many women reject the traditional female roles of wife and mother.· Patience and kindness are often seen as female qualities.· the female reproductive system ► feminine looking attractive in a way that is traditionally thought to be typical of a woman: · Hairstyles this autumn are long, soft and very feminine.· Lindsay wears very feminine clothes - pretty dresses with flowers on and things like that.· the rounded feminine shape ► effeminate use this about a man who behaves like a woman or looks like a woman: · He was very young and handsome in a slightly effeminate way.· The way he walks is a bit effeminate, and he sounds effeminate too. ► womanly womanly qualities are typical of a grown woman, especially one who is sensible, kind etc: · She had a plump, womanly figure.· the conventional womanly virtues of patience and sense· He thought that since she'd had children, she'd grown more attractive and womanly. WORD SETS► Grammar abbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s creative/caring/feminine etc side · The art program is meant to bring out children’s creative side. ► feminine touch  The feminine touch was evident throughout the house. ► feminine wiles  It was impossible to resist her feminine wiles. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · In come softer and more feminine shapes for women with an emphasis on good design and classic cuts.· It is said that the disguised Achilles reveals himself when he chooses a sword over more feminine gifts.· Chapter Thirteen Lou had allowed her coal-black hair to grow into a softer, more feminine style that flattered her small features.· Like their older sisters, young girls are buying more feminine silhouettes in which clothing is cut closer to the body.· Lycra has created a new look: a more feminine, flirty feel for the 90s. ► very · Stepan Verkhovensky is prissy, frenchified, very feminine though not at all homosexual.· The result: Very feminine and much more flattering with beautiful colour and condition.· I now felt fresh, gay, attractive, and very, very feminine.· I prefer the smell - very feminine - and it kept me fresher.· It was a very feminine room if you happened to like your femininity in ton lots.· I feel very feminine when my hair is done up that way.· In it she knew she looked sophisticated and elegant, and very, very feminine. NOUN► beauty · She was the ultimate picture of feminine beauty.· I consider her a model of feminine beauty and virtue, and of course I would prefer to marry her above you. ► form · A small number of nouns which refer to professions have masculine and feminine forms, with the suffix -ess indicating feminine gender.· The feminine form, SHIKse, is much better known.· The ending, -a, signals that this word is feminine; it will take feminine forms of the adjective, for instance. ► ideal · Concerned that his overweight body can not live up to feminine ideals, Dave's depression nearly ends his marriage.· Through their various plights, the drama questions a world where feminine ideals regularly defy rational explanation.· But she, too, felt compelled to whip herself into the dominant feminine ideal. ► principle · The pendulum swung back and the feminine principle experienced five centuries of heavy repression.· It was obliged to admit the feminine principle, permit the Goddess to reclaim her share. ► role · In family and marriage literature women are entirely encapsulated within the feminine role.· Through the integration of feminine role learning with self-definition, housekeeping behaviours tend to be developed as personality functions. ► side · So maybe the men are discovering their feminine sides while the women are discovering their masculine sides.· Mitchell touched the silverware in front of him, rubbed his thumb in the hollow feminine side of the teaspoon.· Why should not a little boy with a feminine side play dollies with the girls? ► touch · The gentlemen appreciated all her feminine touches.· She was known for taking care of business with a feminine touch in the town too tough to die.· Today there is little sign of the feminine touch in the Cabinet at Westminster. 1having qualities that are considered to be typical of women, especially by being gentle, delicate, and pretty:  Dianne loved pretty feminine things.► see thesaurus at woman2relating to being female SYN  female:  traditional feminine roles Amelia’s report describes the experience from a feminine point of view.3a feminine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from masculine or neuter words → masculine
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