masculine
/ˈmæskjəlɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmæskjəlɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈma-skyə-lən/ (ame, mw)
masculine — 形容詞
- masculinepositive
- more masculinecomparative
- most masculinesuperlative
1. describes a person whose appearance, behaviour, or qualities are thought to be t
男性的
具有傳統男性特質的
describes a person whose appearance, behaviour, or qualities are thought to be typical of men — for example, being physically strong, confident, or not showing much emotion.
Theo has a deep, masculine voice that carries well across the room.
Theo 有著低沉且富有男子氣概的聲音，在房間另一頭也聽得很清楚。
collocation: deep masculine voice
Javier's grandfather taught him that being masculine means protecting your family.
Javier 的祖父教導他，有男子氣概意味著保護家人。
Fatima's job as a construction manager challenges old ideas about what is masculine work.
Fatima 擔任工地經理的工作，挑戰了關於什麼是男性工作的舊觀念。
Hana described her brother's style as traditionally masculine, with dark suits and short hair.
Hana 形容她哥哥的風格是傳統男性的——深色西裝和短髮。
- feminine
describes qualities or appearance society links to women; the direct opposite
- effeminate
only used for men who are seen as having feminine traits; often carries a negative judgement
用法筆記
Often describes appearance or behaviour, and can be applied to anyone — not only men. A woman described as 'masculine' wears or acts in a style society links to men. Compare 'manly', which is almost never used for women.
常見錯誤
2. relating to the class of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in some languages that
陽性的
文法中屬於陽性類別的
relating to the class of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in some languages that are considered neither feminine nor neuter and often have special word endings.
In French, adjectives must take a masculine or feminine form depending on the noun.
在法文中，形容詞必須根據名詞的性來使用陽性或陰性形式。
grammatical agreement: adjective takes masculine or feminine form
Ingrid is learning German and finds the masculine noun endings especially difficult.
Ingrid 正在學德文，她覺得陽性名詞的字尾特別難。
collocation: masculine noun endings
Dmitri explained that in Russian, the word for 'table' belongs to the masculine class.
Dmitri 解釋說，在俄文裡，「桌子」這個字屬於陽性類別。
Ananya was surprised that Hindi marks the word for 'moon' as masculine.
Ananya 很驚訝印地文中「月亮」這個字被標記為陽性。
用法筆記
Only relevant in languages that divide nouns into gender classes. Not to be confused with 'male', which describes biological sex. A 'masculine noun' in French (e.g. 'le soleil') is simply a noun that belongs to that grammatical class — it does not mean the object is male.
常見錯誤
masculine — 名詞
1. the group of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in a language that are considered n
陽性
文法中的陽性性別類別
the group of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in a language that are considered neither feminine nor neuter; the masculine gender as a category.
The grammar book marks each noun as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
這本文法書將每個名詞標示為陽性、陰性或中性。
three-way classification: masculine, feminine, neuter
The teacher asked the class to name five French nouns that belong to the masculine.
老師請全班說出五個屬於陽性的法文名詞。
Kojo struggled to remember which Arabic nouns take the masculine plural form.
Kojo 很努力記住哪些阿拉伯文名詞使用陽性複數形式。
Students of Spanish must decide whether each new noun is masculine or feminine.
學西班牙文的學生必須判斷每個新名詞是陽性還是陰性。
用法筆記
Typically used with 'the' ('the masculine') to refer to the entire class. In language textbooks, nouns are often labelled 'm.' for masculine. Compare with 'masculine' as an adjective, which describes a single noun's gender rather than the whole category.
2. the set of qualities, behaviours, and physical features that a particular societ
男性特質
傳統上被歸屬於男性的品質特徵
the set of qualities, behaviours, and physical features that a particular society expects or associates with being a man — for example, strength, independence, or emotional restraint.
The documentary examines how ideas of the masculine have changed since the 1950s.
這部紀錄片探討了自1950年代以來關於男性特質的觀念變化。
collocation: ideas of the masculine
Omar feels that the masculine should include kindness, not just strength.
Omar 認為男性特質應該包含善良，而不只是力量。
Chidi's father taught him that the masculine is about taking responsibility for your actions.
Chidi 的父親教導他，男性特質的核心是為自己的行為負責。
Some men feel trapped by society's narrow definition of the masculine.
有些男性覺得自己被社會對男性特質的狹隘定義所困住。
- femininity
the set of qualities, behaviours, and roles associated with women in a given society
用法筆記
Common in social science, cultural criticism, and personal development writing. Often paired with adjectives like 'traditional', 'toxic', 'positive', or 'modern' to describe different views of male roles. The uncountable noun 'masculinity' is more frequent than this countable sense.