male: [14] The Latin word for ‘male’ was masculus (from which of course English gets masculine [14]). It passed into Old French as masle, which later became male – hence English male. The Spanish descendant of masculus is macho, which means ‘virile’ as well as simply ‘male’, and has given English macho [20] and the derivative machismo [20]. Another close relative is probably mallard, which seems to mean etymologically ‘male bird’. Female, incidentally, despite its similarity, is not etymologically related to male, although the two have converged formally owing to their semantic closeness. => macho, mallard, masculine
male (n.)
late 14c., "male human being; male fish or land animal," from Old French masle (adj.) "masculine, male, adult," also used as a noun (12c., Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus "masculine, male, worthy of a man" (source also of Provençal mascle, Spanish macho, Italian maschio), diminutive of mas (genitive maris) "male person or animal, male."
male (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French male, masle "male, masculine; a male" (see male (n.)). Mechanical sense of "part of an instrument that penetrates another part" is from 1660s.
雙語例句
1. The army is still one of the last male bastions.
軍隊仍然是男人占據的最後堡壘之一。
來自柯林斯例句
2. We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time.
我們那時在同一所學院，當時隻招男生。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi.
倫敦市芭蕾舞團從波修瓦芭蕾舞團聘來了兩名男舞蹈演員。
來自柯林斯例句
4. In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
在清一色男性的公司裏，可能他的舉止確實有失得體。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values.