Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1563
female
女性的；雌性的；母的
核心释义
Of the sex that produces eggs (ova); relating to the sex that gives birth or lays eggs.
- 1.
属于通常产生卵子的生理性别,或通常与之相关的社会性别。
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- 2.
该生理性别/社会性别的典型特征(比较 feminine、womanly)。
Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
- 3.
倾向于导致或调节该性别典型性征的发育。
Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- 4.
(植物或动物)雌性,产生可受精的配子(卵子)以繁衍后代。
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
- 5.
缺少F因子,能接收来自具该因子(雄性)的另一细菌的DNA。
Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
- 6.
具有内承口,如连接器或管件。
Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
女性特有的；女性化的；阴柔的；母口的；内孔的；凹形的；促进雌性特征发育的；雌性的；不含F因子的；雌性（细菌）的；属于通常产生卵子的生理性别,或通常与之相关的社会性别。
用法In use
The female lion is resting under the tree.
用法提示：这里“female”作定语修饰“lion”，表示“雌性的”。
She is the only female engineer in the team.
用法提示：这里“female”作定语修饰“engineer”，表示“女性的”。
This plant has both male and female flowers.
用法提示：这里“female”作定语修饰“flowers”，表示“雌性的”。
a female heir
female holly trees bear the berries
female + noun
She is a female doctor.
她是一名女医生。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- female dog
- 母狗；雌犬
- The female dog stayed with her puppies all night.那只母狗整晚都和她的幼崽待在一起。
- female plant
- 雌株；雌性植物
- A female plant needs pollen from a male plant to produce seeds.雌株需要雄株的花粉才能结出种子。
- female student
- 女学生
- Every female student in the class passed the exam.班上的每位女学生都通过了考试。
- female population
- 女性人口
- The female population in this city outnumbers the male population.这座城市的女性人口多于男性人口。
- female voice
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记得 female = fe + male：male 是男的，前面多个 fe，像女生多戴了朵小花，所以是女性的、雌性的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：scientific writing、everyday conversation、official forms 作为形容词，female 表示“女性的/雌性的”时通常为中性词，多用于科学描述、日常交流和正式表格中。在指人时，某些语境下更常用 woman 或 womanly，以避免过于生物学或技术化的色彩，具体需结合实际语境选择。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The final syllable of female is pronounced /meɪl/, exactly like male, mail, pale, tale, fail, and whale. However, female has primary stress on the first syllable, so it is not a perfect rhymer with these words if rhyme is defined by stress. Watch out for words spelled with final -mal like animal, formal, and signal, where -al is pronounced /əl/ or /l̩/, not /eɪl/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.