unmanliness

unmanliness — 名詞

1. the state of not showing the strength, courage, or behaviour that people have tr

1.名詞C2
釋義

懦弱；軟弱

缺乏被認為屬於男性的勇氣與剛強

the state of not showing the strength, courage, or behaviour that people have traditionally expected from men, often said in a way that judges a man as weak.

例句

The old coach treated any sign of fear as unmanliness and shouted at the players.

那位老教練把任何害怕的表現都當成懦弱，並對球員大吼。

abstract noun treated as a judged quality

Karim felt that crying at the funeral would be seen as unmanliness by his uncles.

Karim 覺得在葬禮上哭，會被叔叔們看成是懦弱、不夠剛強。

be seen as unmanliness — passive perception frame

同義詞
  • cowardice

    narrower — only about lack of courage, not the wider 'male' standard

  • effeminacy

    focuses on appearing female-like; unmanliness covers weakness more broadly

  • weakness

    neutral and general; unmanliness specifically measures a man against a manly ideal

反義詞
  • manliness

    the strength and courage expected from a man

  • masculinity

    the wider set of qualities seen as male; less judging than manliness

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and used as a judgement on a man, so it carries a disapproving tone; pair it with verbs of perception or accusation (seen as, mistaken for, accused of) rather than describing a neutral fact.

常見錯誤

❌He showed many unmanlinesses.
✅He showed signs of unmanliness.
💡the noun is uncountable and has no plural.
❌She criticised his unmanliness.' (about a woman's traits)
✅She criticised his cowardice.
💡unmanliness is only used to judge men against an expected male standard.