limp-wristed

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past of limp-wrist form-of,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Limp, weak by nature; lacking strength. derogatory,slang
  2. Of a man: having effeminate qualities or characteristics perceived to be homosexual in nature. derogatory,slang
    — Given the doubts about manhood in the postwar years, a rough sport like football helped to establish a hierarchy of competing masculinities that favored the sturdy athlete over his limp-wristed counterpart, the heterosexual linebacker over the homosexual fop.

词形变化

more limp-wristed comparative most limp-wristed superlative

词汇关系

反义词
macho
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