| 单词 | effeminate |
| 释义 | ef·fem·i·nate /ɪˈfemənət/ adjective WOMANa man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman 〔男人〕女人气的，女性化的 —effeminately adverb —effeminacy noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuseffeminate• Anthony had more of Michael's ruggedness whereas Geoffrey had softer features, almost effeminate.• The face was round and smooth, almost effeminate.• The way he walks is a bit effeminate, and he sounds effeminate too.• The first gay characters appeared on the silent screen 70 years ago, when archly effeminate sissies were exploited for cheap laughs.• This was no peace and love; here were no drum solos or effeminate synthesizers.• This reflects not only homophobia but also sexism, since gay men are stereotyped as effeminate, too much like women.• He was very young and handsome in a slightly effeminate way.Origin effeminate (1300-1400) Latin effeminatus, from femina “woman”ef·fem·i·nate adjectiveChineseSyllable is effeminate behaves looks a Corpus like who man or |
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