单词 | female |
释义 | female/′fi:meɪl/ adj [无 comp]; n adj (1) (人) 女(性)的;(动物) 雌(母)的((person or animal) of the sex that produces eggs or gives birth to young):a~animal/child/worker 雌性动物/女孩/女工;the~sex 女性;〖同〗 girl,woman;〖反〗 male; (2) (植)雌本(蕊)的(of plant that produces seeds):a~flower 雌花;This tulip is~. 这株郁金香为雌蕊植物。 (3) 妇女的(of or referring to girls or women):a~voice/doctor/occupation 女声/女医生/女性职业;~rights/workers 女权/女工;the~population (全体)女公民;妇女人口;〖同〗 womanly;〖反〗 male,manly; (4) (插头、座等) 凹(阴,内空)的(hollow part into which another part fits):~screw 阴(内)螺丝;The electric socket is the~part and the plug is the male part. 电插座为阴,而插头则为阳。 n (1) 女性(子);雌性动(植)物(female person,animal or plant) [C]:a young~年轻女子;the~of the species 女性;Over half of the teachers are~s. 有一多半老师为女性。The male and~take turns to look after their young. 雄兽(鸟)和雌兽(鸟)轮流照看它们的幼兽(鸟)。〖反〗male; (2) 女人(woman) (常derog):Just look at that~over there! 你看看那边的那个女人! 【用法】当female 作形容词指人的时候,它更多地强调身体特性,如:the female voice (女声);指职业时,常用 woman,而不用 female,如:a woman teacher,而不说 a female teacher,(但指男性时则用a male teacher,不说 a man teacher)。当 female 作名词指 “女人” 时往往有贬义,所以最好用 woman,如:Who's the woman over there? (那边的那个女人是谁?); 【辨异】 female与woman和lady 均指妇女或女性。female 既可以指年幼的女孩,也可以指成年妇女,着重强调性别的区别,但除了用于统计等方面之外,该词常含有贬义 (见n (2));woman 指成年女子,如:a single woman (独身女人);lady 则指身分高贵,有教养,气质好的贵妇或淑女,如:She's quite a lady. (她真是一个淑女。) |
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