manhood是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the state of being a man -- （男性的）成年（期）

  • The story is seen through the eyes of a boy on the verge of manhood. 故事是從一個快成年的男孩的角度寫的。

  • A celebration is held for the boy at the age when he is considered to have reached manhood. 男孩到了公認為已屆成年的年齡時，人們會為他舉行一個慶祝儀式。

  • Tall and handsome, this young actor is Hollywood's ideal of manhood. 這個青年男演員高大英俊，是好萊塢男子漢形象的模範。

  • The flower of the nation's manhood (= the best young men in the country) was killed in the war. 這個國家最優秀的青年男子都死於戰爭。

  • Why do you think he needs to have so many women around him - is it just a way of proving his manhood? 你覺得他需要那麼多女人在身邊是為甚麼——只是為了證明他的性能力？