单词 | female |
释义 | female adj. & n. --adj   1. of the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs.   2. (of plants or their parts) fruit-bearing; having a pistil and no stamens.   3. of or consisting of women or female animals or female plants.   4. (of a screw, socket, etc.) manufactured hollow to receive a corresponding inserted part. --n a female person, animal, or plant. Phrases and idioms female impersonator a male performer impersonating a woman. Derivatives femaleness n. Etymology: ME f. OF femelle (n.) f. L femella dimin. of femina a woman, assim. to male |
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