of or denoting the sex that produces small, typically motile gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring 男性的;雄性的 male children. 男孩子们。 ■relating to or characteristic of men or male animals; masculine 男的,男性的;男性特有的;(动物)公的,雄性的;雄性特有的 male unemployment. 男性失业率。 a deep male voice. 深沉的男声。 ■(of a plant or flower) bearing stamens but lacking functional pistils (植物或花)雄性的;只有雄蕊的 ■(of parts of machinery, fittings, etc.) designed to enter, fill, or fit inside a corresponding female part (机械零件、配件等)阳的,凸形的,插入的
noun
a male person, plant, or animal 男子;雄性植物;雄性动物 the audience consisted of adult males. 听众由成年男子构成。 the male of the species. 该物种的雄性。
派生 maleness noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French masle, from Latin masculus, from mas 'a male'