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be a nancy
贬义，指举止女性化的男性。
He's such a nancy.
他真是个娘娘腔。
女性化的男人
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女性化的男人
effeminate man
He's such a nancy.
他真是个娘娘腔。
法国东北部洛林地区的城市
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
The other kids called him a nancy because he didn't like sports.
其他孩子叫他娘娘腔，因为他不喜欢运动。
Don't be such a nancy; just go and ask her out.
别这么娘娘腔，就去约她吧。
He was teased for being a nancy throughout his school years.
他整个学生时代都因娘娘腔而被嘲笑。
贬义，指举止女性化的男性。
He's such a nancy.
他真是个娘娘腔。
贬义，常与boy连用，指女性化的男孩。
They called him a nancy boy.
他们叫他娘娘腔男孩。
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女性化的男孩；娘娘腔
He was called a nancy boy by his classmates.
他被同学称为娘娘腔。
一个女性化的男人
People often mistake him for a nancy because of his mannerisms.
因为他的举止，人们常常误以为他是个娘娘腔。
称某人为娘娘腔
It's not polite to call someone a nancy.
称某人为娘娘腔是不礼貌的。
有点女性化
His style is a bit nancy for my taste.
他的风格对我来说有点女性化。
娘娘腔的男人
Stop being such a nancy boy and just get on with it.
别这么娘娘腔了，赶紧去做吧。
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谐音‘难厮’：难以厮守的男人，联想为女性化的男子。
Register: informal, derogatory, offensive. Typical contexts: used as a noun to disparage an effeminate man; less commonly as an adjective (e.g., 'nancy boy'). 中文注意：该词通常用作贬义，多用于非正式场合，指代男性女性化或同性恋，使用需谨慎，因其具有冒犯性。
Fancy and chancy rhyme with nancy (all stressed /æ/ and ending /nsi/). Pansy looks similar but ends with /zi/.
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