Word · Frequency #7278
Nancy
/ˈnænsi/
noun
女性化的男人
核心释义
effeminate man
- 1.
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用法In use
The other kids called him a nancy because he didn't like sports.
用法提示：这里nancy作名词，指女性化的男人，含贬义。
Don't be such a nancy; just go and ask her out.
用法提示：这里nancy作名词，用于劝诫某人不要表现得女性化。
He was teased for being a nancy throughout his school years.
用法提示：这里nancy作名词，指代被嘲笑的女性化特质。
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。
nancy boy
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nancy boy
- 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。
- a nancy
- 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。
- call someone a nancy
- 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。
- a bit nancy
- 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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音‘难厮’：难以厮守的男人，联想为女性化的男子。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Fancy and chancy rhyme with nancy (all stressed /æ/ and ending /nsi/). Pansy looks similar but ends with /zi/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.