manly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having the characteristics of a man.
    — what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, What ſtar or ſtate ſoeuer gouern him, Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, […]
  2. Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble.
    — Let's briefly put on manly readiness.
副词 adv.
  1. In a way befitting a man.
    — [Y]ou will not only confer a favor on them but if appointed will add two Officers to our Army who will fight manly to defend their Country.

词形变化

manlier comparative manliest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
hypermanly manlihead manlihood manlily manliness manly needs unmanly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English *manlīċ (suggested by adverb manlīċe (“in a way befitting a person; nobly, stately”)), from Proto-West Germanic *mannlīk, from Proto-Germanic *mannlīkaz, equivalent to man + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Cognate with Old High German manlīh (“manly”) (whence German männlich), Dutch mannelijk, Old Norse mannligr (“human”) (Danish mandlig, Swedish manlig).
词源 2
From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, from Old English manlīċe, equivalent to man + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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