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female

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

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noun

女性，女人

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

Examples :

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

我妹妹是高中三年级的女学生。

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adjective

女性的，雌性的

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Examples :

"female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger"

女性作家，领头的男性和女性艺术家，一只雌鸟对着一只雄鸟咕咕叫，双性女性病人，一位跨性别女性视频博主

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adjective

女性的，雌性的。

Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)

Examples :

"stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration"

刻板印象中女性常做的消遣活动，具有典型女性颜色的昆虫

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adjective

雌性的，女性的

Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.

Examples :

"the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males"

雌性染色体；雌激素是主要的女性性激素，由女性和男性都会产生。

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adjective

阴性

(grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.

Examples :

"The French word for "table" is a female noun. "

法语里，“桌子”这个词是阴性名词。

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adjective

阴性的，凹的

Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.

Examples :

"The female connector on the electrical cord fits perfectly into the corresponding male connector. "

这条电线的阴性插头(凹头)正好可以插入对应的阳性插头(凸头)。

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