masculinity

英 [ˌmæskju'lɪnəti] 美 [ˌmæskju'lɪnəti]

• n. 男子气慨

英英释义

Noun:

1. the properties characteristic of the male sex

2. the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He felt it was a threat to his masculinity.
   他觉得这对他的男子气概是一种威胁。
2. He is thirty and appears to have re-found his masculinity.
   他30岁了，似乎重新发现了自己的男子气概。

经典引文

• The occasional intrusion of his masculinity into a world predominantly filled by women and children.

  出自： M. Moorcock

• The public image of the Great War was one of strong unreflective masculinity.

  出自： E. Showalter

近反义词

【近义词】

• maleness 雄性
• manliness 男子气概
• virility 男子气概
• manhood 成年
• boyhood 少年时代
• boyishness 少年
• machismo （夸大的）男子气概...

【反义词】

• femininity 妇女特质