相似词语辨析【70】female，feminine
<p> <span word="female">female</span>，<span word="feminine">feminine</span></p><p> 这两个词是同义词，都有女性的意思，但涵义和使用场合有所不同。</p><p> 作形容词时，<span word="female">female</span>表示女的、女性的、雌的之意，着重指性别而言，经常与之搭配的词有：<span word="sex">sex</span>，<span word="child">child</span>，<span word="friend">friend</span>，<span word="companion">companion</span>，<span word="heir">heir</span>，<span word="ruler">ruler</span>，<span word="servant">servant</span>，<span word="ward">ward</span>，<span word="voice">voice</span>，<span word="figure">figure</span>，<span word="suffrage">suffrage</span>，<span word="education">education</span>，<span word="animal">animal</span>，<span word="plant">plant</span>等，其对语是<span word="male">male</span>.例：</p><p> <span word="Yesterday">Yesterday</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>，<span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="Peak">Peak</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span>．</p><p> 昨日我们在山顶公园接待了很多来宾，有男的也有女的。</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="operative">operative</span>．</p><p> 据说，他的妹妹是个女工。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="doe">doe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="deer">deer</span>．</p><p> 牝鹿就是雌鹿。</p><p> <span word="Feminine">Feminine</span>着重指有女性气质的之意，经常与之搭配的词有<span word="nature">nature</span>，<span word="sympathy">sympathy</span>，<span word="weakness">weakness</span>，<span word="virtue">virtue</span>，<span word="frivolity">frivolity</span>，<span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>，<span word="voice">voice</span>，<span word="pursuits">pursuits</span>，<span word="hobbies">hobbies</span>，<span word="clothes">clothes</span>等其对语是<span word="masculine">masculine</span>．例：</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feminine">feminine</span> <span word="virtues">virtues</span>．</p><p> 她具有全部女性的长处。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="gentleman">gentleman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feminine">feminine</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>．</p><p> 这位男士说话的声音像女子。</p><p> 注：<span word="female">female</span> <span word="education">education</span>和<span word="feminine">feminine</span> <span word="education">education</span>的涵义并不相同，前者是女子教育，后者是适合于妇女的教育。<span word="female">female</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>和<span word="feminine">feminine</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>的内涵亦不相同，前者是女声，说话的人肯定是女子，后者是女性般的声音，说话人有可能是男子。</p>
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