词源词根法
来自拉丁语malus,坏的,邪恶的,罪恶的,前缀mal-的原型。缩写自拉丁语masculus,男的,雄性的,来自mas,男人,雄性动物,词源同marry.=来源于拉丁语masculus(阳性的,男性的),在古法语和英语中为male。拉丁语masculus也是英语masculine的词源。
重要短语
male and female雌雄;[化]凹凸面
male sterility雄性不育;男性不育;雄性不育性;男性不育症
male parent父本;父亲
male friend男性朋友
To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed a male workforce.
为了清理那片地和收割香蕉,他们决定雇请男劳力。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Male models used to be gorgeous — all chiselled jaw, perfect pecs and golden tan.
以前男模是很帅的——都有着棱角分明的下巴、完美的胸肌和金棕色的皮肤。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Male journalists have been sent into a tizzy by the idea of female fighter pilots.
男记者们一想到女战斗机飞行员就感到又激动又紧张。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》We live in a world of duality, day and night, positive and negative, male and female, etc.
我们生活在一个二元对立的世界:昼和夜,正和负,男和女等等。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Anna Ford recently hit out at the male clique which she believes holds back women in television.
最近,安娜·福特对她认为阻碍了女性在电视业发展的男性集团进行了猛烈抨击。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The male of the species is almost indistinguishable from the female.
这个物种的雄性和雌性几乎无法分辨。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi.
伦敦市芭蕾舞团从波修瓦芭蕾舞团聘来了两名男舞蹈演员。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》During the time she is paired to a male, the female allows no other males to copulate with her.
雌性与雄性配对时,雌性不允许其他雄性与之交配。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values.
我意识到人们对什么是男性价值观和什么是女性价值观并无共识。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Although things are changing the medical establishment is still overwhelmingly male.
虽然世易时移,但医学界依然是男性的天下。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
在清一色男性的公司里,可能他的举止确实有失得体。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》After mating the male wasps tunnel through the sides of their nursery.
交配之后,雄黄峰们就从蜂房的侧面钻出去了。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The 1867 Reform Act extended the franchise to much of the male working class.
《1867年改革法》扩大了选举权的范围,使多数男性工人都拥有了该权利。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He nodded with a peculiarly male satisfaction at her capitulation.
对她的屈服,他以一种男人特有的满足感点了点头.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Their aim is equal numbers of male and female MPs by the year 2000.
他们的目标是2000年前使国会议员中男女人数相等。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Courtship is somewhat vocal with a lot of displaying by the male.
雄性动物在求偶时会尽量展示自己,并发出一些声响。
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