manhood

英 [ˈmænhʊd]

美 [ˈmænhʊd]

n.  成年; 成年时期; 男儿气质; 与penis同义，即阴茎

复数：manhoods　

TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14957 / COCA.11813

牛津词典

noun

• 成年；成年时期
  the state or time of being an adult man rather than a boy
• 男儿气质
  the qualities that a man is supposed to have, for example courage, strength and sexual power
  1. Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
     她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。
• （与penis同义，即阴茎）
  a man's penis . People use manhood to avoid saying penis .
• 一国的男子
  all the men of a country
  1. The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of World War I.
     这个国家的男子都在第一次世界大战的战场上牺牲了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (男性的)成年(期)，成人
  Manhoodis the state of being a man rather than a boy.
  1. They were failing lamentably to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.
     他们抱憾未能帮助儿子们顺利地长大成人。
• N-UNCOUNT (男人的)成年期
  Manhoodis the period of a man's life during which he is a man rather than a boy.
  1. His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
     自青年时代起，他就写得一手飘逸雅致的好字。
• N-UNCOUNT (总称)男人，男子
  If you refer toAmerican manhoodorFrench manhoodfor example, you are referring to American men or French men considered as a group.
  1. Italian manhood was appalled.
     意大利男人吓坏了。

英英释义

noun

• the status of being a man
• the quality of being human
  1. he feared the speedy decline of all manhood
  Synonym:humannesshumanity
• the state of being a man

双语例句

• Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.
  困窘和敌对是刚毅和自立更生的天然土壤。
• Italian manhood was appalled.
  意大利男人吓坏了。
• You see, I have been a soldier ever since I attained manhood.
  你看，我成年以后，就是一个军人。
• "But who can the fellow be? Who I don't intend to marry?" Sister Manhood raged.
  那家伙会是谁？那个我不想与之结婚的人是谁？曼胡德护士这时已经怒气冲天了。
• No one can say that life with childhood, manhood and old age is not a beautiful arrangement;
  一个人有童年，壮年和老年，我想没有一个人会觉得这是不美满。
• Made me question my manhood, all that.
  让我质疑我的男子气概，但仅此而已。
• He will soon attain to manhood.
  他很快就要到达成年期了。
• They were failing lamentably to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.
  他们抱憾未能帮助儿子们顺利地长大成人。
• Humorous he had a little accident and got his manhood trapped in his zip.
  他出了些小意外，裤子拉链夹住了他的男性要害。
• My wife and I have enjoyed the companionship of some thirty-five years of married life, and we have had the happiness of seeing our two sons grew into manhood and start their own families.
  我和我的妻子相依相伴，共同度过了大约三十五年的婚姻生活，幸福地看到我们的两个儿子长大成人并建立了他们自己的家庭。