womanishness
womanishness — 名詞
1. a very negative word for the quality of behaving, speaking, or dressing in a way
陰柔；娘氣
貶低男性女性化特質
a very negative word for the quality of behaving, speaking, or dressing in a way that someone thinks is typical of women rather than men. The word is always used as an insult and suggests that being like a woman is a bad thing for a man.
The old coach mocked the players for their womanishness whenever they showed fear.
那位老教練每當隊員流露出恐懼時，就用「womanishness」來嘲笑他們。
used as an accusation; followed by 'for what he called' — distancing framing
Ingrid's grandfather still uses the word womanishness to describe men who cry at sad movies.
Ingrid 的祖父仍然用 womanishness 這個詞來形容那些看悲傷電影會哭的男人。
noun used as object of 'uses … to describe'
The journalist wrote that womanishness belongs to a time when men hid their emotions.
那位記者寫道，womanishness 屬於一個男人隱藏情緒的時代。
Growing up, Lara heard womanishness used to shame boys with gentle hobbies.
Lara 在成長過程中常聽到 womanishness 被用來羞辱有溫和嗜好的男孩。
passive construction: 'was used as a reason to shame'
Quan told his younger brother that womanishness is based on unfair stereotypes about men.
Quan 告訴弟弟，womanishness 是建立在對男性不公平的刻板印象之上。
- use the word womanishness
- describe someone as showing womanishness
- criticize someone for womanishness
- accuse someone of womanishness
- the concept / idea of womanishness
- effeminacy
similar meaning but slightly less harsh; still negative, more common in formal writing
- unmanliness
focuses on the lack of expected male qualities rather than the presence of female ones
- manliness
positive term for the qualities traditionally expected of men
- masculinity
neutral or positive term for male-associated traits
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
This word is always a strong insult when applied to a man or boy. It expresses disapproval of someone for not following traditional ideas of masculinity. Many people today consider the term old-fashioned and offensive. Do not use it in polite conversation or formal writing without quoting or distancing yourself from the word.