英汉词典

female 基本解释

• adj. 女性的；雌性的；柔弱的，柔和的
• n. 女人；[动] 雌性动物

female 词态变化

female 中文词源

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。

female 英文词源

female

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,
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]

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.

female 英文释义

1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

2. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

female 同义词解析

female, woman, lady

这些名词都有"女性"之意。

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

这两个形容词均表示"女性的"之意。

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。

female 双语例句

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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female 实用场景例句

More females than males are employed in the factory.

这家工厂雇用的女性比男性多。

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Two of the candidates must be female.

候选人中必须有两名是女性。

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a female cat

母猫

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female characteristics

女性特征

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the female role

妇女的角色

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a female plug

内孔插头

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a female student/employee/artist

女学生 / 雇员 / 艺术家

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...female infertility.

女性不孕症

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...a purveyor of female undergarments...

女式内衣供应商

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Each female will lay just one egg in April or May.

每个雌体四五月份只产一粒卵。

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Figs have male and female flowers.

无花果有雄花和雌花。

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...a sixteen-piece dance band with a female singer...

16 人组成的伴舞乐队和一位女歌手

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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。

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But the average young female in this country now is stylish and remarkably confident...

但该国普通年轻女子现在都非常时髦，而且极其自信。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Hay fever affects males more than females.

男性的花粉热感染率比女性高。

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Large numbers of female workers are employed at the lowest rates of pay.

大批女工以最低工资受雇.

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The bird swelled out its chest to attract the attention of the female.

那鸟儿把胸脯鼓起来吸引雌鸟.

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She doffs her garb worn under fire and wears again female attire.

脱我战时袍着我旧时裳.

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We only employ female workers.

我们只雇用女工.

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She is a slatternly female.

她是一个懒婆娘.

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In human reproduction, one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.

在人体生殖过程中, 一个精子使一个卵子受精.

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His house is tempested by female eloquence.

他的屋子里充满了女人滔滔雄辩的喧哗.

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Two of the candidates must be female.

候选人中必须有两名是女性。

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Oestrogen is a female sex hormone.

雌激素是一种雌性荷尔蒙。

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A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.

骡子是公驴和母马交配而生的杂种动物。

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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。

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