记忆方法
将“female”想象成“f”站在“male”的旁边，暗示着“女性”是与“男性”（male）相对的概念。通过这个联想，可以快速记忆“female”这个单词的含义。
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词族 · female
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中文词源
female 女性的
来自拉丁词根fe, 吮吸，吸奶，乳汁，词源同felicity, fecund. -m, 鼻音字母。即喂奶的人，女人。
英语词源
- female
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female: [14] The symmetry between female and male is a comparatively recent development. Female started as Latin fēmella, a diminutive form of fēmina ‘woman’ (whence English feminine [14]). This in turn was a derivative of Latin fēlāre ‘suck’, and so etymologically signified ‘person from whom milk is sucked’ (it came ultimately from the Indo-European base *dhēi-, which also produced Latin filia ‘daughter’ and filia ‘son’, source of English filial [15]). Fēmella passed into English via Old French femelle as femele, but as early as the end of the 14th century began to change, by association with male, to female.
=> feminine, filial - female (n.)
- early 14c., from Old French femelle "woman, female" (12c.), from Medieval Latin femella "a female," from Latin femella "young female, girl," diminutive of femina "woman" (see feminine).
WHEN the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride,
Sense extended in Vulgar Latin from young humans to female of other animals, then to females generally. Compare Latin masculus, also a diminutive (see masculine). Spelling altered late 14c. in erroneous imitation of male. In modern use usually as an adjective (early 14c.). Reference to implements with sockets and corresponding parts is from 1660s.
He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside.
But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
[Kipling]
权威例句
- 1. Valentino was virtually deified by legions of female fans.
- 瓦伦蒂诺几乎被众多的女性崇拜者奉若神明。
- 2. 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。
- 3. Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
- 贾尼斯·乔普林是20世纪60年代摇滚女歌手的代表。
- 4. Female fans fought their way past bodyguards and tore at his clothes.
- 女粉丝冲破保安的阻拦，撕扯他的衣裳。
- 5. Marty of New York describes herself as a straight female.
- 纽约的马蒂称自己不是女同性恋者。
词语辨析
【female, woman, lady】
这组词都有“女性”的意思，其区别是：
female: 与male“男(性)的，公的，雄的”相对，强调性别，可指人或动物，但除用于科学和统计上外，大多含贬义。
woman: 与man相对，侧重成年妇女的特点，系成年妇女的通称。
lady: 与gentleman相对，强调所谓高贵的气质、品德和教养等。也指对女性的礼貌称呼。
【female, feminine】
这组词都有“女性的”的意思，其区别是：
female: 仅指性别的分类，指人、动物或植物，甚至无生命的东西均可。
feminine: 强调女性所特有的或同女性有关的特质、特征。
这组词都有“女性”的意思，其区别是：
female: 与male“男(性)的，公的，雄的”相对，强调性别，可指人或动物，但除用于科学和统计上外，大多含贬义。
woman: 与man相对，侧重成年妇女的特点，系成年妇女的通称。
lady: 与gentleman相对，强调所谓高贵的气质、品德和教养等。也指对女性的礼貌称呼。
【female, feminine】
这组词都有“女性的”的意思，其区别是：
female: 仅指性别的分类，指人、动物或植物，甚至无生命的东西均可。
feminine: 强调女性所特有的或同女性有关的特质、特征。