masculine
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.kjə.lɪn/us/ˈmæs.kjə.lɪn/masculineadjective(MALE)
C1
havingcharacteristicsthat aretraditionallythoughtto betypicalof orsuitablefor men:
男性的,男子气概的;适于男子的a masculineappearance/voice男性外表/嗓音
Synonyms
manlyapproving
virile(MAN)approving
Compare
feminine(FEMALE)
- Shelooksabitmasculine in thatsuit.
 - Hewanteda more masculinehairstyle.
 
masculineadjective(GRAMMAR)
language(written abbreviationmasc.);(m)
belongingto thegroupofnouns,pronouns, etc. that are notfeminineorneuter:
(名词、代词等)阳性的TheFrenchword for "sun"' is masculine but theGermanword isfeminine.法语中“太阳”一词是阳性的,但德语中的对应词却是阴性的。
Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
 - apposition
 - appositive
 - appositively
 - attributively
 - concord
 - demonstrative
 - feminine
 - intensifier
 - nominative
 - particle
 - predicatively
 - premodifier
 - quantifier
 - regularity
 - singular
 - stative
 - syntactic
 - syntax
 - uncountable
 
Grammar
Femaleorfeminine;maleormasculine?
We use female and male to refer to the sex of humans and animals:…