mannish

mannish

英 ['mænɪʃ]
　　美 ['mænɪʃ]

adj. 成人似的；像男子的

中文詞源：

mannish 女子男性化的

來自man,男人，-ish,形容詞後綴。即像個男人的，後用於形容女子男性化的。比較virago.

例句：

1. She shook hands in a mannish way, her grip dry and firm.
她像個男人似的握瞭手，堅實而又有力。

2. Her voice was mannish.
她的嗓音有些像男人.

3. " Now, don't forget about that,'said one of the mannish women.
“ 喂, 別忘記那件事, "那兩個像男人的女人中的一個說.

4. The girls usually got rough and mannish after they went to herding.
到野外去放牧的姑娘通常都變得粗裡粗氣,象個男子漢.

5. What a mannish way to stitch on a button!
縫個鈕扣笨拙得象男人.