effeminate
effeminate 英 [ɪˈfemɪnət] 美 [ɪˈfɛmənɪt]
adj. 柔弱的；女人气的 n. 女子气的男人 vt. 使柔弱；使无男子汉气概
名词复数:effeminates
- The word effeminate is used to describe a man or a boy with characteristics that are more often associated with females. You were once teased for your effeminate, high-pitched voice, but now you're a world-renowned singer.
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- adj. 柔弱的；女人气的
- n. 女子气的男人
- vt. 使柔弱；使无男子汉气概
- vi. 变得无男子汉气概；变得柔弱
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1. It will not effeminate the boy's mind.
它不会使这男孩的心灵柔弱。
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2. Long nails on men are seen as odd or effeminate and people typically interpret nail biting as a sign of anxiety, nervousness or insecurity.
指甲长的男人看起来很奇怪或女人气，人们经常把咬指甲理解为一种紧张，烦恼或不安全的象征。
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3. effeminate heterosexual men, handsome heterosexual men, and “macho” heterosexual men have, on average, more homosexual experience than noneffeminate, nonhandsome, and nonmacho heterosexual men.
女人气异性恋男子、帅的异性恋男子和“大男子型”的异性恋男子，平均而言，比不女人气、不帅和不大男子的异性恋男子有更多同性恋经历。
- effeminate (adj.) late 14c., "womanish; voluptuous; tender," from Latin effeminatus "womanish, effeminate," past participle of effeminare "make a woman of," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + femina "woman, a female" (literally "she who suckles," from PIE root *dhe(i)- "to suck"). Rarely used but in reproach. The noun meaning "effeminate person" is from 1590s. Related: Effeminately; effemination.
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