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- of or denoting the sex that produces small, typically motile gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring男性的; 雄性的：
male children.
男孩子们。
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- relating to or characteristic of men or male animals; masculine男的, 男性的; 男性特有的; （动物）公的, 雄性的; 雄性特有的：
male unemployment
男性失业
a deep male voice.
深沉的男声。
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- (of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils（植物或花）雄性的; 只有雄蕊的。
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- (of parts of machinery, fittings, etc.) designed to enter, fill, or fit inside a corresponding female part（机械零件、配件等）阳的, 凸形的, 插入的。
- a male person, plant, or animal男子; 雄性植物; 雄性动物：
the audience consisted of adult males
听众由成年男子构成
the male of the species.
该物种的雄性。
派生词
maleness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas 'a male'.