masculine

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mas·cu·line /ˈmæskjəlɪn/ ●●○ adjective  1  MANhaving qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men do 属于男性的；男人做的；男子气概的 OPP feminine They’re nice curtains, but I’d prefer something a little more masculine. 这些窗帘很好，但我更喜欢男性化一点的。 She has a very masculine voice. 她的嗓音非常男性化。 Hunting was a typically masculine occupation. 打猎是典型的男性消遣活动。► see thesaurus at man2  SLGin some languages, a masculine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from feminine or neuter words 〔某些语言中的名词、代词等〕阳性的 The word for ‘book’ is masculine in French. “书”这个词在法语里是阳性的。

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masculine• Violence is an extreme form of traditionally masculine behaviour.• Feminist campaigns around the state effectively unmasked the unofficial masculine culture of politicians, experts and administrators.• Language is masculine: It operates according to a masculine economy of representation.• I heard from Bridget there's some kind of row going on about masculine endings.• The quadrature that Lacan describes is that of masculine identity.• You may be wondering why I called the various machines by masculine names.• There was an aura of masculine occupation - neat, but unmistakably masculine.• He wanted to say he was sorry but his masculine pride wouldn't let him.• Even today, men tend to do such masculine tasks as car maintenance and yard work.Origin masculine (1300-1400) French Latin masculinus, from masculus “male”, from mas “male”

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masculine
mas‧cu‧line /ˈmæskjələn, ˈmæskjʊlən/ adjective1. having qualities considered to be typical of men or of what men do
   OPP  feminine:
    They’re nice curtains, but I’d prefer something a little more masculine.
    She has a very masculine voice.
    Hunting was a typically masculine occupation.
2. in some languages, a masculine noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections from feminine or neuter words:
    The word for ‘book’ is masculine in French.
     

THESAURUS

■ relating to men
   ▪ male adjective a male teacher, singer etc is a man. Male jobs are the kind of jobs that men typically do: Most science teachers are male. | a male nurse | We are trying to recruit more women to do traditionally male jobs such as engineering.
   ▪ masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman: He had a very masculine face. | masculine aggression
   ▪ manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong: He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest. | It isn’t considered manly to cry. | In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control. | He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.
   ▪ macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval: On the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive. | Stallone always plays macho men. | He’s far too macho to drink mineral water.