manhood
英 [ˈmæn.hʊd]
美 [ˈmæn.hʊd]
- n. 成年;男子;男子气概
- n. (Manhood)人名;(英)曼胡德
将“manhood”拆分为“man”和“hood”。想象一个成熟的男人(man)穿上了象征成熟和责任的外套(hood),这个外套代表了成年男性所承担的社会和家庭角色,从而帮助记忆这个词意味着成年男性的身份或时期。
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manhood 成年man,男人,-hood,名词后缀。比喻用法。
- manhood (n.)
- early 13c., "state of being human," from man (n.) + -hood. Meanings "state of being an adult male," also "manliness," are from late 14c. Similar words in Old English were less explicitly masculine: manscipe "humanity, courtesy," literally "man-ship;" mennisclicnes "state of man, humanity, humaneness, human nature." The more "manly" word was werhad "male sex, virility, manhood" (see first element in werewolf).
- 1. His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
- 他的字从小就写得流畅优美。
- 2. Those killed have been described as the flower of Polish manhood.
- 那些牺牲者被称为波兰男子中的精英。
- 3. He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
- 他是一个懦夫,一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。
- 4. Italian manhood was appalled.
- 意大利男人吓坏了。
- 5. Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
- 她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。