the feminine of + noun
指与某个阳性词相对应的阴性词，也可说 the feminine form of。
"Actress" is the feminine of "actor".
“Actress”是“actor”的阴性形式。
阴性词；女性化的事物；女性化的事物。；阴性(语法上指主要与女性相关的词性)；女性性别。
女性化的事物。
That which is feminine.
阴性(语法上指主要与女性相关的词性)
a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female
女性性别。
The feminine gender.
女性性别的词。
A word of the feminine gender.
In Spanish, the feminine is often indicated by the ending -a.
在西班牙语中，阴性通常通过词尾 -a 来表示。
用法提示：此句中“the feminine”为名词，指语法上的阴性类别。
The teacher asked us to sort the nouns into the masculine and the feminine.
老师让我们把名词分成阳性和阴性两类。
用法提示：此处“the feminine”作为名词，表示阴性名词的类别，与“the masculine”并列。
Some languages have only two genders: the masculine and the feminine.
有些语言只有两种语法性：阳性和阴性。
用法提示：此处“the feminine”为名词，指语法中的阴性这一性别类别。
指与某个阳性词相对应的阴性词，也可说 the feminine form of。
"Actress" is the feminine of "actor".
“Actress”是“actor”的阴性形式。
指语法上属于阴性的词，复数形式为 feminines。
"Hostess" is a feminine.
“Hostess”是一个阴性词。
用于语法说明，指出某类词归入阴性这一范畴。
Nouns ending in -a usually belong to the feminine.
以 -a 结尾的名词通常属于阴性。
表示女性特质或女性化的事物，多用于抽象语境。
Her paintings explore the feminine in nature.
她的画作探讨大自然中的女性特质。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a kind feminine who works in a hospital.
正确表达She is a kind woman who works in a hospital.
汉语的“女性”可以作名词指人，但英语名词 feminine 只表示语法上的“阴性”或“阴性词”，不能指“女性的人”。指人要用 woman（或作定语的 female），所以把 a kind feminine 改成 a kind woman。
grammar · medium
易错句子Feminine is one of the three genders in German.
正确表达The feminine is one of the three genders in German.
名词 feminine 表示“阴性（语法性别）”时，通常要和定冠词连用，写作 the feminine；不加冠词的 feminine 是形容词，不能单独作主语，因此句首需补上 The。
神圣阴性（精神传统中神圣的女性原则）
Her poetry celebrates the divine feminine.
她的诗歌颂扬神圣阴性。
永恒的女性特质
The novel explores the eternal feminine.
这部小说探讨了永恒的女性特质。
神圣女性（原则）
The temple was dedicated to the sacred feminine.
这座神庙供奉的是神圣女性。
阴性（语法中主要与女性相关的词性）
In French, "maison" is of the feminine gender.
在法语中，maison（房子）属于阴性。
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