| 单词 | machismo |
| 释义 | machismo (once / 34661 pages) n The noun machismo describes a quality of manliness that goes way over the top: think the big-armed character Bluto from "Popeye." The overblown masculinity of a manly man is what machismo is all about. A professional wrestler, with his over-developed, muscular body, has machismo, and so does a tough Marine who believes that real men never cry. Machismo comes from the word macho, which in Spanish simply means "male," but in English has had connotations of machismo since the 1920s, when it was first used to mean "tough guy." WORD FAMILYmachismo USAGE EXAMPLESDonald Trump’s bombastic campaign seemed like the terminal stage of aggrieved American machismo rather than simply the terminal stage of America. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) As much as you admire his toughness, you wince and fear that, once again, he’s sacrificing longevity for machismo. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) And it bedeviled his rivals who couldn’t match the machismo online. Time(Dec 01, 2016) n exaggerated masculinity Hyper masculinity the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men |
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