Word · Frequency #14957
manhood
成年；男子身份
The state or condition of being an adult man rather than a boy.
- 1.
The state or condition of being a human being.
作为人的状态或处境。
- 2.
The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.
成年男性的状态,与男孩、女人、女孩或非二元性别者相对。
- 3.
All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.
某一地点、区域或任何人类亚群(如民族、家庭、船员等)中全体男子的总称。
- 4.
The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
男子气概的理想特质:传统上认为男性应具备的所有特质的总和。
- 5.
The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
男性对自己拥有传统理想男子气概特质的自我认知或自我评价。
男子气概；男性特质；（总称）男子；男性；男子气概的自我认知；阳刚认同；人的身份；人的状态；作为人的状态或处境。
In use
He celebrated his manhood with a coming-of-age ceremony.
The young prince was expected to prove his manhood in battle.
In many cultures, reaching manhood involves taking on new responsibilities.
reach manhood
In many cultures, boys undergo a ritual to mark reaching manhood.
在许多文化中，男孩会通过仪式来标志达到成年。
prove one's manhood
常用于描述男性试图展示勇气或力量的行为。
He felt the need to prove his manhood by taking risks.
他觉得需要通过冒险来证明自己的男子气概。
[adjective] manhood
manhood前可加形容词修饰，如strong、true等。
Connections
Collocations
- prove one's manhood
- 证明自己的男子气概
- He climbed the cliff to prove his manhood.他爬上悬崖以证明自己的男子气概。
- reach manhood
- 成年；达到成年男子身份
- The young warrior reached manhood after his first hunt.这位年轻战士在首次狩猎后成年了。
- rite of passage into manhood
- 进入成年期的仪式；成人礼
- The rite of passage into manhood is conducted in spring.进入成年期的仪式在春天举行。
- the manhood of the nation
- （总称）全国的男性
- The war called for the manhood of the nation to enlist.战争号召全国的男性应征入伍。
- manhood suffrage
- 成年男子普选权
- Manhood suffrage was gradually introduced in the nineteenth century.成年男子普选权在19世纪逐步实行。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 man 和 hood 连起来记：男孩戴上成年礼的兜帽，就成了 manhood（成年男人）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary works、academic prose、colloquial expressions “manhood”表示“成年男子身份”时，正式程度会随搭配和语境变化：在文学、学术等书面语中较常见，而在口语化搭配（如 prove one's manhood）中偏口语。请根据具体场合选用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -hood 结尾，拼写与 manhood 相似，但重音元音不同，因此并不真正押韵；它们只是共享不带重音的 /hʊd/ 后缀。注意 manhole /ˈmænhoʊl/ 拼写很像 manhood，但结尾是 /hoʊl/ 而非 /hʊd/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.