macho

英['mætʃəʊ] 美['mɑtʃo]
  • adj. 大男子气概的
  • n. 强壮男子;大丈夫
  • n. (Macho)人名;(西)马乔;(捷)马霍

助记提示


1. male => masculine => macho.
2. 谐音“蛮球”。

中文词源


macho 男子汉

来自西班牙语macho,男人,男性,缩写自拉丁语masculus,男性的,词源同male,masculine.-ism,主义。引申词义大男子。

英文词源


macho
macho: see male
macho
1928 (n.) "tough guy," from Spanish macho "male animal," noun use of adjective meaning "masculine, virile," from Latin masculus (see masculine). As an adjective, first attested in English 1959.

双语例句


1. Body building — that's a bit macho, isn't it?
健美——挺有男子气概的,不是吗?

来自柯林斯例句

2. He was an extremely macho man.
他是个很大男子主义的人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He's too macho to ever admit he was wrong.
他太大男子主义了,从不认错。

来自《权威词典》

4. He emerged with a macho swagger.
他大摇大摆地走了出来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She likes to date macho guys.
她喜欢跟有男子气概的人约会.

来自辞典例句