Word · Frequency #1563
females
女性；女子
females is the plural of female.
核心释义
A woman or girl; a person of the female sex.
- 1.
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
- 2.
产生配子(卵子)并能被雄性配子(精子)受精的动物。
an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
- 3.
A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.
- 4.
属于能生育的性别的人。
a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
- 5.
A female connector, pipe fitting, etc.
雌性动物；母兽；母接头；内螺纹件；F-菌；受体菌；产生配子(卵子)并能被雄性配子(精子)受精的动物。；属于能生育的性别的人。
用法In use
The survey shows that more females than males work in the education sector.
用法提示：这里'female'作为名词，指代女性。
The female of the species is typically larger than the male.
用法提示：这里'female'作为名词，指雌性动物。
She was the first female to hold that position in the company's history.
用法提示：这里'female'作为名词，表示女性个体。
a female
可数名词，指女性或雌性动物。
She is a female.
她是一位女性。
female + noun
名词作定语，表示性别。
A female doctor examined me.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- female worker
- 女工
- The factory hired more female workers this year.这家工厂今年雇用了更多女工。
- female student
- 女学生
- Female students outnumber male students in this class.这个班女学生比男学生多。
- female population
- 女性人口
- The female population of the city has been increasing steadily.该城市的女性人口一直在稳步增长。
- female employment
- 女性就业
- The government is taking measures to boost female employment.政府正在采取措施促进女性就业。
- female voice
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：fe（非）+ male（男）= 非男即女，即女性。
语境与语域Context & Register
contexts: 生物学/科学语境, 日常/社会语境; note_zh: 该词在生物学中指能产生卵子的动物个体，在日常生活和社会语境中通常指女性的性别身份。不同语境下语气中性，使用比较灵活。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作可数名词，指女性或雌性动物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /eɪl/ ending sound (spelled '-ail' or '-ale'). Note that 'female' ends with '-male' but rhymes with these words. Words like 'feminine' look similar but sound different.
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
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.