feminine 的用法及固定搭配

feminine

female 原来是名词,转用作形容词,着重在性别,feminine原来是形容词,着重在“女子所特有的”或“关于女子的”的意思。如在companion, friend, ruler, servant, ward等单词前面要用female,在companionship, friendship, rule, sympathy, weakness等单词前面要用feminine。female education是“女子教育”,feminine education是“宜于女子的教育”。注意该说female sex和feminine gender,不可说feminine sex和female gender。