femme
femme — 形容詞
- femmepositive
- femmercomparative
- femmestsuperlative
1. describes a gay woman whose personal style, clothing, and behaviour reflect what
女性化的
形容女同性戀者行為打扮偏向傳統女性
describes a gay woman whose personal style, clothing, and behaviour reflect what her culture traditionally considers feminine
Sayaka describes herself as a femme lesbian who enjoys wearing dresses and makeup.
Sayaka 形容自己是女性化的女同志，喜歡穿裙子和化妝。
describes oneself as + adjective identity label
The dating app let Nia choose between butch, femme, and other identity options.
Nia 使用的交友軟體讓她可以選擇「踢」、「婆」或其他身分選項。
contrasted with butch; used in selection settings
At the pride parade, the couple's femme and butch styles were both visible.
在同志遊行中，那對伴侶的女性化風格與陽剛風格都很顯眼。
collocation: femme and butch styles
Megan's femme appearance does not make her any less committed to queer activism.
Megan 的女性化外表並不會削減她投入酷兒運動的熱情。
femme + noun modifying a person's style
Amihan wore a floral dress to a party; a colleague praised her femme look.
Amihan 穿著碎花洋裝去派對，同事稱讚她的女性化造型。
femme look + noun phrase describing personal style
- femme lesbian
- femme gay woman
- femme and butch
- femme style
- femme appearance
- femme identity
- feminine
General term for female-associated traits; lacks the LGBTQ+ community-specific meaning of 'femme'
- lipstick lesbian
More mainstream term focused on feminine appearance; not tied to butch-femme subculture
- butch
Describes a lesbian who presents in a masculine-coded way; the traditional counterpart to femme within LGBTQ+ communities
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively to describe a lesbian or queer woman, not a heterosexual woman. Often paired with the contrasting term 'butch'.
常見錯誤
femme — 名詞
- femmesingular
- femmesplural
1. a gay woman whose appearance, dress, and behaviour fit traditional standards of
女性化女同志
行為打扮偏向傳統女性的女同性戀者
a gay woman whose appearance, dress, and behaviour fit traditional standards of femininity; within LGBTQ+ communities the word often serves as a positive chosen identity label
Lien is a femme who works as a nurse and wears bright red lipstick.
Lien 是一位女性化女同志，在醫院擔任護士，總擦著鮮紅色口紅。
a femme who [does X] — noun use with relative clause
The centre holds a monthly discussion group for femmes and butches.
該中心每月舉辦一場討論會，邀請女性化與陽剛的女同志參加。
plural: femmes; paired with butches
Walking into the bar, Tamás noticed a group of femmes laughing by the window.
走進酒吧時，Tamás 注意到窗邊有一群女性化女同志正在笑著聊天。
countable noun: a group of femmes
Older lesbians say the word 'femme' helped them name their identity decades ago.
年長的拉子說，「femme」這個詞在幾十年前幫她們找到了身分的名稱。
self-referential use: the word 'femme' as an identity label
- femme identity
- femme community
- butch and femme
- femme and butch
- identify as a femme
- a femme dating a butch
- feminine lesbian
Neutral descriptive phrase; less culturally specific than 'femme'
- lipstick lesbian
Focuses on outward appearance with makeup and fashion; wider mainstream recognition but less historical depth
- butch
A lesbian who presents in a masculine or androgynous way; the traditional partner identity in butch-femme culture
用法筆記
Functions as a self-identifier within LGBTQ+ communities — most users see it as a positive label, though some prefer not to be categorised by appearance.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- femme identity
- femme community
- femme style
- femme appearance
常用片語
- butch and femme
- identify as a femme
- femme and butch