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virility

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vi·ril·i·ty /vəˈrɪləti/ noun [uncountable]  1. MANthe typically male quality of being strong, brave, and full of energy – used to show approval 男子气概,阳刚〔含褒义〕2. MANBABY/HAVE A BABYthe ability of a man to have sex or make a woman pregnant 〔男性〕性功能,生殖能力
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virilityThere was a virility about him that showed in his every movement.I remembered the charm of the man, that almost blatant virility.To declare enthusiasm for feminist ideals is almost a new mode of macho, a way to flaunt an invulnerable virility.Machismo is an exaggerated cult of virility which expresses itself in male assertions of superiority over females, and competition between men.Hunting also provides the men with a public stage for the stylized display of virility.The most successful advertising campaigns have targeted cultural stereotypes by associating contraception with virility.
vi·ril·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
male the of brave, typically strong, being full and quality of Corpus


virility
virility /vəˈrɪləti, vɪˈrɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
1. the typically male quality of being strong, brave, and full of energy – used to show approval
2. the ability of a man to have sex or make a woman pregnant


vir·il·ityBrE /vəˈrɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈrɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] sexual power in men (男性的)性功能,生殖力displays of male virility男子生殖力的表现a need to prove his virility需要证明他有生殖能力strength or energy 力量;活力economic virility经济活力