female, feminine

• yesterday we received a lot of guests，male and female，in victoria peak garden.
  昨日我們在山頂公園接待了很多來賓，有男的也有女的。
• his younger sister, it is said, a female operative.
  據(jù)說，他的妹妹是個女工。
• a doe is female deer.
  牝鹿就是雌鹿。

• she has got all the feminine virtues.
  她具有全部女性的長處。
• this gentleman has got a feminine voice.
  這位男士說話的聲音像女子。

名詞 feminine:

1. a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

形容詞 feminine:

1. associated with women and not with men
2. of grammatical gender
3. befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
   同義詞：womanly
4. (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable

1. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender.
   中性的既非陽性也非陰性的
2. That's a feminine reaction.
   這是女性特有的反應。
3. There are three genders in German: masculine, feminine and neuter.
   德語中有三性: 陽性、 陰性和中性。
4. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
   珠寶和蕾絲大多是女性用品。

fem.i.nine

adj.（形容詞）
Of or relating to women or girls; female.
女性的：是或關(guān)于女人或女孩子的；女性的
Characterized by or possessing qualities generally attributed to a woman.
女人具有的：有女性通常所具有的特征或特性的
Effeminate; womanish.
女子氣的；婦女似的
Abbr. fem.,f.,F.Grammar Designating or belonging to the gender of words or grammatical forms that refer chiefly to females or to things classified as female.
縮寫 fem.,f.,F.【語法】 陰性的：屬于或指示性別的詞或語法形式，主要指女性的或歸為女性類的事物
n.Abbr. fem.,f.,F.Grammar （名詞）縮寫 fem.,f.,F.【語法】
The feminine gender.
陰性
A word or form belonging to the feminine gender.
陰性詞或陰性形式

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin fôminonus
源自 拉丁語 fôminonus
from fômina [woman] * see dhô(i)-
源自 fômina [女人] *參見 dhô(i)-

【引伸】
fem.ininely
adv.（副詞）
fem.inineness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>feminine,female,womanly,womanish,effeminate,ladylikeThese adjectives mean .of, relating to, characteristic of, or appropriate to women..
這些形容詞都有.屬于、關(guān)于、適于或有女人特性的.的意思。
Feminine as the opposite ofmasculine often refers to what is considered characteristic of women:
Feminine 與masculine 相對，通常指被看作是有女人特性的東西：
例句：
feminine intuition.
女性的直覺。

Female, likemale, categorizes by gender or sex; the term is not limited in application to human beings:
Female 同male 一樣，由性別或性而歸為一類的； 這一詞語并不限定只使用于人類：
例句：
the female population;
女性人口；

例句：
a female kitten;
母貓；

例句：
a female plant.
雌株。

Womanly describes qualities regarded as becoming to a woman:
Womanly 描寫那些被看作與女人相稱的特點：
例句：
womanly virtue;
女性的美德；

例句：
womanly sympathy.
女性的同情心。

Womanish applies to qualities associated with women and traditionally considered undesirable in men:
Womanish 指女人具有的特性，通常也指男人身上不受歡迎的特點：
例句：
womanish tears.
女人氣的眼淚。

Effeminate is largely restricted in reference to men and implies lack of manliness or strength:
Effeminate 很大程度上限制在指男人而且暗含缺乏男子氣概或力量的意思：
例句：
an effeminate walk.
無力的步子。

Ladylike is applicable to what befits women of good breeding:
Ladylike 指與有教養(yǎng)的女子相稱的：
例句：
ladylike manners.
優(yōu)雅的舉止。