Word · Frequency #7278
Nancy
/ˈnænsi/
noun
女性化的男人
effeminate man
- 1.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
法国东北部洛林地区的城市
法国东北部洛林地区的城市
In use
The other kids called him a nancy because he didn't like sports.
Don't be such a nancy; just go and ask her out.
He was teased for being a nancy throughout his school years.
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。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- nancy boy
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音‘难厮’：难以厮守的男人，联想为女性化的男子。
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。
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.