Female
[ 'fimel ]
第2级
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adj. 女性的;雌性的;能结果实的;电气设备阴的;
n. 女人;雌性动物;雌性植物，雌株;
💡 词根助记
fem=female女，妇女+ale → 女的，雌性的动物；女子
📝 例句
The hunter shot a female deer.
猎人射中一只雌鹿。
She added a few comments on her female colleagues in the House.
她就下院女同僚补充了一些评语。
Advertisers beamed their messages to fashionable female audiences.
广告商们以赶时髦的女性作为宣传的对象。
"A female's liable to have a lot of fat about her."
“女性的脂肪太多”
It was the middle-class female solidarity.
这是这位中产阶级妇女的团结思想。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ fe-谐音“非”,male-男性:非男性的就是女性
※ fe-拼音“飞蛾”,ma-拼音“妈”,le-拼音“乐”:烦人的飞蛾被妈妈赶走了,女性听到都乐了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
emale
adj
1
(a) of the sex that can give birth to children or produce eggs 女的; 母的; 雌性的
a female dog, cat, pig, etc 母狗、 母猫、 母猪.
(b) (of plants and flowers) producing fruit （指树木、 花卉）结果实的, 雌性的, 有雌蕊的
a female fig-tree 雌性无花果树.
2 of or typical of women 妇女的; 女性的; 女性特有的
female suffrage 妇女选举权
the female mentality 妇女心态.
3 (of a plug, socket, etc) having a hollow part designed to receive an inserted part （指插头、 插座等）有内孔的, 凹的. female, n
1 female animal or plant 雌性的动物或植物.
2 (often derog 常作贬义) woman 女人
Who on earth is that female he's with? 跟他在一起的那个女人究竟是谁? female, NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
1
(a) Male and female are nouns and adjectives used to indicate the sex of living things *male和female既可作名词也可作形容词, 用以表示生物的性别
a male/female giraffe, bird, sardine, child, flower, etc 公[母]长颈鹿、 鸟、 沙丁鱼; 男[女]孩子; 雄性的[雌性的]花等
The males in the herd protect the females and the young. 兽群中的雄性动物保护雌性动物和幼仔.
(b) When speaking of humans the adjectives male/female refer especially to the physical features of one sex or the other *male/female作形容词用於人时, 尤指男女的性别特徵
The male voice is deeper than the female. 男性的嗓音比女性的低沉.
the female figure 女性的身材.
(c) When speaking about occupations, we usually say
a woman doctor/women doctors (NOT a female doctor/female doctors, though we do say a male doctor, NOT a man doctor). 谈到男女的 职业, 通常说
a woman doctor female doctors, 但却一定要说a male doctor, 而不可说a man doctor）.
(d) The nouns male/female should not be used to refer to people (as opposed to their qualities, etc) *male/female作名词时不能用以指人. They can give offence, esp female. 用於指人时会引起反感, 尤其是female一词. We use man/woman instead 这时要用man/woman
Men have more body hair than women. 男人的寒毛比女人的多.
2
(a) Masculine and feminine are adjectives used to describe the behaviour, appearance, etc considered normal or acceptable for humans of one sex or the other. *masculine和feminine为形容词, 用以描述所谓正常的或公认的男女之别, 如行为、 外貌等. They can therefore be used of the `opposite' sex
a man can be described as feminine but not female 形容男人可用feminine而不可用female
She dresses in a very feminine way. 她穿得非常女性化.
She has a deep masculine voice. 她的声音像男人的那样低沉.
(b) As nouns and adjectives masculine and feminine (as well as neuter) indicate grammatical gender. *masculine和feminine（以及neuter）作名词和形容词, 分别用以指语法中的阳性和阴性（以及中性）.
🎯 考研助记
非(fe与“非”谐音)男性(male)就是 女性 飞妹儿(谐音): 女性 网友：单词我最大 补充：发音：匪妹噢
🔁 扩展释义
*['fi:meil]n. 女性, 女人, 雌性动物a. 女性的, 女子的【医】 女性, 女子, 雌性生物, 女性的, 雌性的
🏥 医学释义
①女性的 ②内孔的，有螺纹的 ③凹陷部分
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Seven o'clock, I'll pick you up at your office.
晚7点，我去办公室接你。
Today, I'd like to show you something which I'm sure you'll find interesting.
今天我要向你们展示一些东西，我相信你们会感兴趣的。
At her London Hotel today Miss Marsh told reporters she might retire.
今天在伦敦旅馆，马什小姐告诉记者她可能要退休。