male: [14] The Latin word for ‘male’ was masculus (from which of course English gets masculine [14]). It passed into Old French as masle, which later became male – hence English male. The Spanish descendant of masculus is macho, which means ‘virile’ as well as simply ‘male’, and has given English macho [20] and the derivative machismo [20]. Another close relative is probably mallard, which seems to mean etymologically ‘male bird’. Female, incidentally, despite its similarity, is not etymologically related to male, although the two have converged formally owing to their semantic closeness. => macho, mallard, masculine
male (n.)
late 14c., "male human being; male fish or land animal," from Old French masle (adj.) "masculine, male, adult," also used as a noun (12c., Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus "masculine, male, worthy of a man" (source also of Provençal mascle, Spanish macho, Italian maschio), diminutive of mas (genitive maris) "male person or animal, male."
male (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French male, masle "male, masculine; a male" (see male (n.)). Mechanical sense of "part of an instrument that penetrates another part" is from 1660s.
实用例句
1. The army is still one of the last male bastions.
军队仍然是男人占据的最后堡垒之一。
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2. We were in the same college, which was male-only at that time.
我们那时在同一所学院，当时只招男生。
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3. The London City Ballet has engaged two male dancers from the Bolshoi.
伦敦市芭蕾舞团从波修瓦芭蕾舞团聘来了两名男舞蹈演员。
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4. In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
在清一色男性的公司里，可能他的举止确实有失得体。
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5. I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values.
