be a nance
这是冒犯性用语,指公开的同性恋男子,应避免使用。
He's such a nance.
他真是个娘娘腔。
男同性恋者
nances — plural of nance
南美黄楝树(Byrsonima crassifolia);女人气的男人;搞同性关系的人
an offensive term for an openly homosexual man
贬义,冒犯性用语
南美黄楝树(Byrsonima crassifolia)
A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit.
The new student was called a nance by a group of older boys.
那个新生被一群高年级男生叫做娘娘腔。
用法提示:名词 nance 作被动结构中的主语补足语,指公开的男同性恋者,带有冒犯意味。
No one dared to call him a nance to his face.
没有人敢当着他的面叫他娘娘腔。
用法提示:nance 作 call 的宾语补足语,是一种侮辱性称呼。
She stood up for her friend when someone called him a nance.
当有人叫她的朋友娘娘腔时,她为朋友站了出来。
用法提示:nance 作名词,用作侮辱性标签,指男同性恋者;句中体现其贬义色彩。
这是冒犯性用语,指公开的同性恋男子,应避免使用。
He's such a nance.
他真是个娘娘腔。
They called him a nance.
他们叫他娘娘腔。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is nance.
正确表达He is a nance.
nance 是名词,不可用作形容词。应改为名词短语 a nance 作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子My neighbor is a nance.
正确表达My neighbor is a gay man.
nance 是冒犯用语,在中性语境中应使用中性词汇 gay man。
sissy 指举止女性化的男性,常含贬义,但不一定指同性恋;而 nance 特指公开的同性恋男子,冒犯性更强。
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