| 单词 | male |
| 释义 | male adj. & n. --adj 1. of the sex that can beget offspring by fertilization or insemination (male child; male dog). 2. of men or male animals, plants, etc.; masculine (the male sex; a male-voice choir). 3. a (of plants or their parts) containing only fertilizing organs. b (of plants) thought of as male because of colour, shape, etc. 4. (of parts of machinery etc.) designed to enter or fill the corresponding female part (a male screw). --n a male person or animal. Phrases and idioms male chauvinist a man who is prejudiced against women or regards women as inferior. male fern a common lowland fern, Dryopteris filixmas. male menopause a crisis of potency, confidence, etc., supposed to afflict men in middle life. Derivatives maleness n. Etymology: ME f. OF ma(s)le, f. L masculus f. mas a male |
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