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male

/meɪl/

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noun

男性，男人

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

Examples :

"My brother is a male. "

我弟弟是男性。

sex body human person biology essential

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adjective

男性的，雄性的

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

Examples :

"a male bird feeding a seed to a female"

一只雄鸟正在喂给一只雌鸟一颗种子.

sex biology human body essential

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adjective

男性的，雄性的。

Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.)

Examples :

"stereotypically male interests, an insect with typically male coloration"

刻板印象中的男性兴趣爱好，具有典型雄性颜色的昆虫

sex biology physiology human essential

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adjective

雄性的，男性的

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

Examples :

"the male chromosome; like testes, ovaries also produce testosterone and some other male hormones"

雄性染色体；像睾丸一样，卵巢也会产生睾酮和其他一些促进男性性征发育的雄性激素。

sex biology medicine physiology anatomy human essential

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adjective

阳性

(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.

Examples :

"The pronoun "he" is the male form in English grammar. "

在英语语法中，代词“he”是阳性形式。

grammar linguistics essential

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adjective

阳头的，凸出的

Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.

Examples :

"The male connector fits precisely into the female socket on the electrical outlet. "

这个阳头连接器正好能插入电源插座的阴头插孔里。

technical device machine essential