单词 | virile |
释义 | virile /vir"euhl/ or, esp. Brit., /-uyl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly: virile strength. 2. having or exhibiting masculine energy, forcefulness, or strength in a marked degree. 3. characterized by a vigorous, masculine spirit: a virile literary style. 4. of, pertaining to, or capable of procreation. [1480-90; < L virilis manly, equiv. to vir man (akin to OE wer man; see WEREWOLF) + -ilis -ILE] Syn. 2. vigorous. See male. |
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