manhood

Word family  noun man manhood mankind adjective manly ≠ unmanly manned ≠ unmanned mannish verb man adverb manfully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++man·hood /ˈmænhʊd/ noun  1  [uncountable]MAN qualities such as strength, courage, and sexual power, that people think a man should have 男子气概[气质]〔如力量、勇气、性能力〕 Why did he feel he had to prove his manhood in the company of women? 他为什么觉得必须在女人面前证明他的男子气概呢？2  [uncountable]MAN the state of being a man and no longer a boy 〔男子的〕成年，成人 → womanhoodreach/attain manhood He had barely reached manhood when he married. 他刚刚成年便结了婚。3  [uncountable] literarySAN all the men of a particular nation 〔一个国家的〕全体男子 America’s manhood 美国的男人4. [singular] especially literaryHBH a penis 阳具，阴茎

Examples from the Corpus

manhood• He was an active if conventional soldier and citizen; and from early manhood he wrote plays.• In all its specific expressions, manhood is made, not born.• Constance, in a few words, had insulted his dignity, his pride, his sense of exclusiveness, his manhood.• What have I got to say to a man whose idea of manhood is the same old sexist patriarchy?• What is the true meaning of manhood?• Many societies have a special ceremony when a boy has reached manhood.• Texts put forth a gospel of real manhood and real womanhood.• He had spent the years of his young manhood in this city while I was still going to cheder.

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manhood
man‧hood /ˈmænhʊd/ noun1. [uncountable] qualities such as strength, courage, and sexual power, that people think a man should have:
    Why did he feel he had to prove his manhood in the company of women?
2. [uncountable] the state of being a man and no longer a boy ⇨ womanhood
    reach/attain manhood
    He had barely reached manhood when he married.
3. [uncountable] literary all the men of a particular nation:
    America’s manhood
4. [singular] especially literary a penis

man·hoodBrE /ˈmænhʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmænhʊd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state or time of being an adult man rather than a boy 成年；成年时期 [uncountable] the qualities that a man is supposed to have, for example courage, strength and sexual power 男儿气质◆Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood. 她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。🔊🔊 [singular] (literary or humorous) a man's penis. People use 'manhood' to avoid saying 'penis'. （与 penis 同义，即阴茎） [uncountable] (literary) all the men of a country 一国的男子◆The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of World War I. 这个国家的男子都在第一次世界大战的战场上牺牲了。🔊🔊  ➡  compare womanhood