virile
英 ['v?ra?l]
美['v?r?l]
- adj. 男性的；有男子氣概的；剛健的
- n. (Virile)人名；(意)維里萊
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. virtue, world => Latin vir "man" => virile.
中文詞源
virile 男子漢的
來自拉丁語vir,男人，英雄，來自PIE*wi-ro,男人，自由人，可能進(jìn)一步來自PIE*weie,追尋，渴求，獵捕，詞源同win,Venus.
英文詞源
- virile (adj.)
- late 15c., "characteristic of a man; marked by manly force," from Middle French viril (14c.) and directly from Latin virilis "of a man, manly, worthy of a man," from vir "a man, a hero," from PIE *wi-ro- "man, freeman" (cognates: Sanskrit virah, Avestan vira-, Lithuanian vyras, Old Irish fer, Welsh gwr, Gothic wair, Old English wer "man"). Virile member for "penis" is recorded from 1540s.
雙語例句
- 1. His style of singing is very virile.
- 他演唱的風(fēng)格渾厚有力.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. She loved the virile young swimmer.
- 她愛上了那個(gè)有男子氣概的年輕游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He wanted his sons to become strong, virile, and athletic like himself.
- 他希望他的兒子們能長(zhǎng)得像他一樣強(qiáng)壯、陽剛而又健美。
來自辭典例句
- 4. She is both virile and feminine.
- 她既有男子的氣概,又有女性的嬌柔.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I'm a very virile man.
- 我是一個(gè)很有男子氣概的人.
來自辭典例句