Word · Frequency #10734
Fully loadedmasculinity
男子气概；男性特质
the qualities characteristic of the male sex
- 1.
The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.
男性化或男子气概的程度或性质。
- 2.
the properties characteristic of the male sex
男性特征；男子气概
- 3.
the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men
表现出被认为是男性典型的行为特征
男性化或男子气概的程度或性质。；男性特征；男子气概；表现出被认为是男性典型的行为特征；男子气；刚毅
In use
He felt that he had to prove his masculinity by lifting heavy weights.
Many people believe that crying is a sign of weakness, but it has nothing to do with masculinity.
Traditional ideas about masculinity often pressure men to hide their emotions.
define sth as sth
as 后可接名词、形容词或动名词，例如 being tough。
Some people define masculinity as being tough.
有些人把男子气概定义为坚强。
associate sth with sth
此结构常用被动语态 be associated with sth，表示“与……相关联”。
Society often associates the color blue with masculinity.
社会常常将蓝色与男子气概联系在一起。
a threat to sth
threat 后的 to 是介词，后接名词或名词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- toxic masculinity
- 有毒的男子气概；有害的男性气质
- The film explores how toxic masculinity can be harmful to men themselves.这部电影探讨了有毒的男子气概如何对男性自身造成伤害。
- traditional masculinity
- 传统男子气概；传统男性气质
- He felt pressured to conform to traditional masculinity.他感到压力，不得不遵从传统的男子气概。
- hegemonic masculinity
- 霸权性男性气质；支配性男性气质
- The study examines how hegemonic masculinity shapes workplace culture.这项研究考察了霸权性男性气质如何塑造职场文化。
- crisis of masculinity
- 男性气概危机
- Some writers see unemployment as a cause of the crisis of masculinity.一些作家将失业视为男性气概危机的原因之一。
- masculinity studies
- 男性气质研究；男性特质研究
- She teaches a course on masculinity studies at the university.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：masculinity 开头的‘mas’发音像 mask（面具），想象一张刚毅的男性面具，藏起脆弱，象征男子气概。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、学术讨论、新闻报道 该词在正式与非正式场合都比较常见，多用于描述男性气质或男性特质，也可出现在学术或媒体讨论中；通常没有明显的口语或书面语偏向。
Grammar Note
通常不可数；指不同类型的男性特质时可用复数 masculinities。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 masculinity 的结尾 /ɪnəti/ 押韵，重读元音都是 /ɪ/，后面都接 /nəti/：femininity, divinity, infinity, affinity, trinity, vicinity。注意拼写相似的 -ility 词（如 virility /vəˈrɪləti/、futility /fjuːˈtɪləti/）读 /ɪləti/，与 -inity 不押韵；masculine /ˈmæskjəlɪn/ 是形容词，重音和结尾也不同。
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.