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

• Adolescence is the transition period between childhood and manhood.
  青春期是儿童和成人阶段的过渡时期。
• The essential difference between manhood and childhood is the same as the difference between independence and subjection.
  成年与幼年不同差异的本质，正如同独立与顺服这两者之间的差异性。
• 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。
• Made me question my manhood, all that.
  让我质疑我的男子气概，但仅此而已。
• He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
  他是一个懦夫，一个分不清蛮力和大丈夫气概的恃强凌弱者。
• The idea grew with him as he grew into manhood.
  随着他长大成人，这个念头也逐渐成熟了。
• 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。
• About the relationship between violence and manhood?
  这告诉了我们暴力与男儿气概之间存在何种关系？
• His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
  他的字从小就写得流畅优美。
• Once a youth was initiated into manhood, a six-month ceremonial process began.
  青年一旦被接纳为成年，六个月的仪式过程就开始了。