masculine, male, manly

名詞 male:

1. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
2. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
   同義詞：male person
3. the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands

形容詞 male:

1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
2. characteristic of a man
   同義詞：manful, manlike, manly, virile
3. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys

1. In early days only male athletes were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games.
   在奧林匹克運動會早期，只有男性運動員才能參加比賽。
2. The male and female genders are equal.
   男性和女性是平等的。
3. We need some male subjects for a psychology experiment.
   我們需要幾個男子作心理學(xué)實驗對象。
4. The male sperm fertilizes the female egg.
   雄性的精子使雌性的卵子受精。
5. The male voice is deeper than the female.
   男性的嗓音比女性的低沉。
6. The male hunts for food while his mate guards the nest.
   雌性動物守巢時，雄性動物獵食。
7. This flower is a male flower.
   這朵花是雄花。
8. The male is physically stronger than the female.
   男性在身體上要比女性強壯。

male

adj.Abbr. m.,M.（形容詞）縮寫 m.,M.

Of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova.
雄的，公的：屬于、表明是或與某種性別有關(guān)的，此性別具有能產(chǎn)生使成熟卵子受精的精子的器官
Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex; masculine.
男性的：具有上述性別之特點的或適合于這種性別的
Consisting of members of this sex.
男性組成的：由這種性別的成員組成的
Virile; manly.
有男子氣概的；雄糾糾的
Botany
【植物學(xué)】
Relating to or designating organs, such as anthers or antheridia, that produce gametes capable of fertilizing those produced by female organs.
雄性的：表明是或與某種器官組織有關(guān)的，此組織可以產(chǎn)生使雌性組織產(chǎn)生的配子受精的配子，如花藥或孢子植物精子囊
Bearing stamens but not pistils; staminate:
只具雄蕊的：只具有雄蕊群而沒有雌蕊群的；只生雄蕊的：
例句：
male flowers.
只有雄蕊的花

Designating an object, such as an electric plug, configured for insertion into a fitted bore or socket.
陽的：表明具有一定的形狀使能插入適當?shù)目谆虼械奈矬w的，例如電插座
n.（名詞）
A member of the sex that begets young by fertilizing ova.
雄性：能使卵子受精而生產(chǎn)下一代的性別中的一種
A man or boy.
男子：男人或男孩
Botany A plant having only staminate flowers.
【植物學(xué)】 雄性植物：只具有雄性花的植物

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin m3sculus [diminutive of] m3s [male]
源自 拉丁語 m3sculus [] m3s的小后綴 [男性的]

【引伸】
male.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>male,masculine,manlike,manly,manful,virile,mannishThese adjectives mean of, relating to, characteristic of, or appropriate to men.
這些形容詞意思是男人的、與男人有關(guān)的、具有男人特點的、或適合于男人的。
Male, likefemale, categorizes by sex; the term is not limited in application to human beings:
Male， 象female 一樣，指的是性別的分類； 這個詞不僅僅限于用指人類的性別：
例句：
a male infant;
男嬰；

例句：
a male dachshund.
達克斯公獵狗。

Masculine as the opposite offeminine often refers to what is considered characteristic of men:
Masculine 作為feminine 的反義詞， 常指那些被認為是男人的特點的：
例句：
a masculine appearance;
具陽剛氣的外表；

例句：
masculine attire.
有男人味的衣著。

Manlike usually suggests qualities belonging or held by some to be proper to a man (
Manlike 常指一些人具有或表現(xiàn)出的適合于男人的特點(
例句：
manlike physical strength); often, however, it merely indicates resemblance to a human being (
男人的體力)。 不過，它多指與人類的相似性(

例句：
manlike apes).
類人猿)。

Manly connotes qualities regarded as becoming to a man:
Manly 暗指被認為適于男人的特性：
例句：
manly power in combat.
戰(zhàn)斗中男性的力量。

Manful suggests bravery and resoluteness:
Manful 意指勇敢和決心：
例句：
We made a manful effort to redress the grievance.
我們勇敢而堅強地努力補償那痛苦。

Virile stresses the spirit, strength, vigor, power, or sexual potency of an adult male:
Virile 強調(diào)的是一個成年男人所具有的精神、力量、活力、權(quán)力或性能力：
例句：
.The virile figure of Theodore Roosevelt swung down the national highway. (Edward Bok).
.西奧多·羅斯福那陽剛的形象在國家的發(fā)展史上留下了重重的一筆. （愛德華·波克）。

Mannish usually applies to women or their traits, clothing, or actions when they are suggestive of what is deemed by some to be more proper to a man than to a woman:
Mannish 常用來指女人或她們的性格、衣裝或行為所具有的被一些人認為更象是男人的特點：
例句：
a mannish cut to the suit;
男式裁剪的西服式樣；

例句：
a mannish gait.
男子氣的步態(tài)