having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men 具有男子气质的 he is outstandingly handsome and robust, very masculine. 他非常英俊、强健,特别具有男子汉的气质。 ■of or relating to men; male 男人的,男性的;雄性的 a masculine voice. 男人的嗓音。
(Grammar)of or denoting a gender of nouns and adjectives, conventionally regarded as male (语法)阳性的
noun
(the masculine)the male sex or gender 男性;雄性 ■(Grammar)a masculine word or form (语法)阳性词;阳性形式
派生 masculinely adverb masculinity noun 语源
late Middle English (in grammatical use): via Old French from Latin masculinus, from masculus 'male'