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effeminate

/adjective ih-fem-uh-nit; verb ih-fem-uh-neyt/US // adjective ɪˈfɛm ə nɪt; verb ɪˈfɛm əˌneɪt //UK // (ɪˈfɛmɪnɪt) //

娘娘腔,娘娘腔的,妩媚,妩媚的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
    • : characterized by excessive softness, delicacy, self-indulgence, etc.: effeminate luxury.
  1. 1

    ef·fem·i·nat·ed, ef·fem·i·nat·ing.

    • : to make or become effeminate.

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Examples

  • Born as men, they traditionally veer toward effeminate appearance and style.

  • Komnenos’s dark skin matched his dignity since it did not display “an effeminate paleness … having aspired to an appearance that one does not find on womanly or soft people.”

  • In contrast, male Disney villains are frequently portrayed as visibly effeminate.

  • Real liberation wasn’t necessarily about making women more manly or allowing men to be effeminate.

  • As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.

  • I just knew there were gays, and they were men who were very effeminate.

  • Ronaldo is often accused of being a pretty boy, a not-so-subtle way of accusing him of being overly effeminate.

  • And did you know that effeminate men in the 18th-century were known as “mollies”?

  • Cutthroat, abusive, and—at times—barbaric, he picked on Michael for being effeminate, having a big nose, and “liver lips.”

  • And I will give children to be their princes, and the effeminate shall rule over them.

  • Another glimpse of d'Arthez is as the unselfish friend of Marie Gaston, a young poet of his stamp, but "effeminate."

  • She made her lover effeminate and materialistic, advising with him about everything.

  • It seemed almost effeminate to surrender his burden to one who had hardly yet rested after a long journey.

  • He was handsome in a cruel sort of way and almost effeminate in his liking to stand before them and admire himself.