| 释义 |
male/meil/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 of the sex that can beget offspring by fertilization or insemination 男性的，雄性的，公的 male child 男孩; male dog 雄狗 2 of men or male animals, plants, etc.; masculine (人、动物、植物)男的，雄的，雄性(蕊)的 the male sex 男性; a male-voice choir 男声合唱队 3a (of plants or their parts) containing only fertilizing organs (植物)只有雄蕊的 b (of plants) thought of as male because of colour, shape, etc. (植物因其颜色、形状等)被认为是雄性的 4 (of parts of machinery etc.) designed to enter or fill the corresponding female part (机器等部件)阳的，凸形的，插入的 a male screw 螺栓 ●n. a male person or animal 男人，雄性动物 □ maleness n.[Middle English via Old French ma(s)le from Latin masculus, from mas ‘a male’] |