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femaleness

/fee-meyl/US // ˈfi meɪl //UK // (ˈfiːmeɪl) //

女性化,女性特征,女性特质,女性化程度

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina, a uterus and ovaries, and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts, and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman.
    • : an organism of the sex or sexual phase that normally produces egg cells.
    • : Botany. a pistillate plant.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or being a female animal or plant.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of a female person; feminine: female suffrage; female charm.
    • : composed of females: a female readership.
    • : Botany. designating or pertaining to a plant or its reproductive structure that produces or contains elements requiring fertilization. pistillate.
    • : Machinery. being or having a recessed part into which a corresponding part fits: a female plug.Compare male.

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Examples

  • Rakefet Russak-Aminoach was one of the sector’s rare female CEOs until June 2019 when she stepped down as CEO of Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest bank by market cap.

  • When a pregnant female mouse smells an unfamiliar male mouse, her body terminates the pregnancy, and she becomes able to conceive with the new male relatively quickly.

  • Last year, I wrote about why Wall Street’s big banks had never had a female CEO.

  • The studio, the lone major studio headed by a woman in Donna Langley, also led in female directors, writers and producers, as well as lead roles from underrepresented groups.

  • Directors with CEO experience—a requirement that has shut out many female and nonwhite candidates—made up 50% of new board members last year, down from 60% the year prior.

  • While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.

  • “Jeffrey wanted me to tell you that you looked so pretty,” the female voice said into my disbelieving ear.

  • An escort who goes by the name of “Tommy” has experienced a wide variety of female clients.

  • Are the standards for female beauty in Hollywood ridiculous?

  • A male and female who do most of the mating dominate packs, and younger subordinates only breed occasionally.

  • A flightless, juvenal female was obtained by local boys at Pisté on July 21.

  • Now what should college give the young citizen, male or female, upon the foundation of schooling we have already sketched out?

  • Her female friend immediately said, "Well, I have been talking away to this dumb man."

  • It was no female head that was thrust in at the partially opened door, but the long black locks and red face of Mr. Stiggins.

  • In these rooms male and female alike were confined, at one time to the number of fifteen; each being allowed 3d.