feminize

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɛmɪnaɪz/    美 /ˈfɛmɪnaɪz/|/ˈfemənɑez/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (more) feminine. transitive
    — Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized.
  2. To become (more) feminine. intransitive

词形变化

feminizes present,singular,third-person feminizing participle,present feminized participle,past feminized past femininize alternative femininise alternative feminise alternative

词汇关系

近义词
femalize
反义词
masculinize masculinise masculize masculise
衍生词
defeminize feminizable feminization feminizer overfeminize refeminize unfeminize

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der.
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂
Proto-Italic *θēmanā
Proto-Italic *fēmanā
Latin fēmina
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English feminize
From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + English -ize.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary