英语词汇“feminine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	feminine
释义	fem·i·nine I. \ˈfemənə̇n\ adjective Etymology: Middle English feminin, feminine, from Middle French feminin, from Latin femininus, from Latin femina woman, female + -inus -ine; akin to Old English delu nipple, Old High German tila female breast, Old Norse dilkr sucking lamb, Gothic daddjan suckle, Latin felare to suck, suckle, filius son, felix, fetus, & fecundus fruitful, Greek thēlys female, thēlē nipple, Sanskrit dhayati he sucks; basic meaning: to suck, suckle 1. : female 1a < the feminine members of society > < the feminine lead in the play > 2. : characteristic of or appropriate or peculiar to women < the gentler virtues which are especially feminine > : marked by or having features, attitudes, or qualities associated with women < frilly feminine fashions > specifically : receiving or enduring action : passive < each individual showing a mixture of masculine aggression and feminine tendencies > 3. : belonging to, connected with, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females < the feminine gender > < a feminine noun > < a feminine form of an adjective > < a feminine ending > — compare masculine, neuter 4. of a sign of the zodiac : having a feminine influence < beginning with Taurus alternate signs are feminine > 5. a. : having an unstressed and usually hypermetric final syllable < a line of iambic verse with a feminine ending > b. : having the final chord occurring on a weak beat < music typified by feminine cadences > Synonyms: see female II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English feminin, feminine, from feminin, feminine, adjective 1. : woman < sat serene, the eternal feminine of all the ages — Winston Churchill > < an anthology of fiction, articles, and cartoons all dealing with the feminine — Ward Moore > specifically : a markedly feminine woman or girl < charming feminines and sloppy females > 2. a. : a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine gender b. : the feminine gender
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