feminine

adj.

1. （指气质或外貌）女性特有的，女性的，妇女的
   having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women; connected with women
   1. That dress makes you look very feminine.
      那件衣服你穿起来很有丽人风韵。
   2. He had delicate, almost feminine, features.
      他面目清秀，跟女性差不多。
   3. the traditional feminine role
      传统的女性角色
2. 阴性的
   belonging to a class of words that refer to female people or animals and often have a special form
   1. Some people prefer not to use the feminine form ‘actress’ and use the word ‘actor’ for both sexes.
      有些人不喜欢使用actress这一阴性形式，而用actor一词代表两个性别。
3. （指名词、代词或形容词阴性的）
   belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives that have feminine gender not masculine or neuter
   1. The French word for ‘table’ is feminine.
      法语的table一词是阴性。

noun

1. 阴性（指名词、形容词和代词的形式）
   the feminine gender (= form of nouns, adjectives and pronouns)
2. 阴性词（形式）
   a feminine word or word form

1. ADJ 女性的;女人的
   Feminine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of women, in contrast to men.
   1. ...male leaders worrying about their women abandoning traditional feminine roles.
      男性领导人担心自己的妻子放弃传统的女性角色
   2. ...a manufactured ideal of feminine beauty.
      虚构的女性美典范
2. ADJ-GRADED 女子气的;女人味的;(尤指)柔美的
   Someone or something that is feminine has qualities that are considered typical of women, especially being pretty or gentle.
   1. I've always been attracted to very feminine, delicate women...
      我总是被十分娇柔纤弱的女子吸引。
   2. The bedroom has a light, feminine look.
      卧室布置得很雅致，充满女人味。
3. (名词、代词或形容词)阴性的
   In some languages, a feminine noun, pronoun, or adjective has a different form from a masculine or neuter one, or behaves in a different way.

1. Bead-work, applique and embroidery add a uniquely feminine touch.
   珠饰、嵌花和刺绣可增添一种独特的女人味。
2. The girls were dainty and feminine.
   这些女孩子娇美温柔。
3. I've always been attracted to very feminine, delicate women
   我总是被十分娇柔纤弱的女子吸引。
4. The bedroom has a light, feminine look.
   卧室布置得很雅致，充满女人味。
5. Her daughter doesn't fit the current feminine ideal
   她女儿并不符合当今的完美女性标准。
6. In both Welsh and Irish the word for 'moon' is of feminine gender.
   在威尔士语和爱尔兰语中，表示“月亮”的词是阴性的。
7. Throughout his career she remained his feminine ideal.
   在他整个职业生涯中，她一直是他心中完美女性的代表。
8. If you venture from 'feminine' standards, you are labelled aggressive and hostile.
   女性要是不够女人味便会背上咄咄逼人、很不友善之名。
9. I must admit I like looking feminine
   我得承认我喜欢看起来淑女一些。
10. She seems at once feminine and able to cope in a man's world.
    她看起来既有女人味，又能在男人的世界里游刃有余。
11. This is a smart, yet soft and feminine look.
    这是一张透着精明的面孔，但是线条柔和，女人味十足。
12. In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine
    在多数语言中，形容词的阳性和阴性的拼法略为不同。
13. Crook liked her well enough, but remained indifferent to her feminine charms.
    克鲁格还比较喜欢她，只是对她的女性魅力却始终无动于衷。
14. She claimed that women 'use their feminine wiles to get on.'
    她声称女人“靠她们的小聪明来达到目的”。
15. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
    珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
16. T ü r ( door) in German is a feminine noun.
    “门”在德语里是阴性名词。
17. He has a rather feminine voice.
    他说话带娘娘腔。
18. Some women look more masculine than feminine.
    有些妇女看起来男性气质多于女性气质。
19. With faith in her beauty, the whole feminine soul expanded within her.
    对她自己的美貌有了信心以后，女性的灵魂便在她心中整个儿开了花。
20. I feel more feminine, more sexy.
    而且我还觉得自己更女人、更性感了。
21. I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family.
    我为自己和家庭做出了这样的选择，这是理智的。
22. The quality you most like in a man? Feminine charm.
    男人身上你最喜欢什么特质？具有阴柔的魅力。
23. There are three genders in germanmasculine, feminine and neuter.
    德语中有三性阳性、阴性和中性。
24. Couples are turning towards very feminine, soft and elegant styles, including the1920's themes.
    正在转向对夫妻很有女人味，柔软，高雅的风格，其中包括1920年的主题。
25. She had a very strong, feminine body, more voluptuous than the girls I liked and watched.
    她有着非常结实的、女性的躯体，比我所喜欢和观看到过的那些女孩子们更加性感迷人。
26. She likes feminine things like brushes, lipsticks, scarves and jewellery.
    她喜欢画笔、口红、围巾和珠宝等女性的东西。
27. Female drinks it, she'll be more feminine.
    女人喝了它，她就更娇柔了。
28. She was essentially feminine, in other words, a parasite and a chalice.
    她在本质上是个女人，换句话说，是一个食客和一只酒杯。
29. I try and think of you allways and am trying to keep myself feminine for you.
    我尝试对你的看法永诺和我试图保持自己对你的女性。
30. Such dissonance is related to conflict between the masculine and feminine or the body and soul.
    这些不协调与男女性之间或者身体与灵魂间的冲突连结。

  female feminine womanly【导航词义：女性的】

  female adj. 女的，女性的；雌性的

〔辨析〕指性别为女性或雌性的，与男性或雄性的相对。

  feminine adj. 女性化的；女性的

〔辨析〕指气质、嗓音、外貌等女性化的，也可指与女性有关的。

  womanly adj. 〈褒〉有女子气质的

〔辨析〕指在行为、衣着等方面符合女性气质的。

noun

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

adj

1. associated with women and not with men
   1. feminine intuition

2. befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
   1. womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion

   Synonym:    womanly

3. of grammatical gender

4. (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable
   1. a feminine ending