manhood

英 [ˈmænhʊd]

美 [ˈmænhʊd]

n. 成年; 成年时期; 男儿气质; 与penis同义，即阴茎

复数：manhoods　

Collins.1 / BNC.14957 / COCA.11813

牛津词典

noun

成年；成年时期
the state or time of being an adult man rather than a boy
男儿气质
the qualities that a man is supposed to have, for example courage, strength and sexual power
1. Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
  她最近具有的能力对他的男子汉气概是个威胁。
（与penis同义，即阴茎）
a man's penis . People use manhood to avoid saying penis .
一国的男子
all the men of a country
1. The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of World War I.
  这个国家的男子都在第一次世界大战的战场上牺牲了。

N-UNCOUNT (男性的)成年(期)，成人
Manhoodis the state of being a man rather than a boy.
1. They were failing lamentably to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.
  他们抱憾未能帮助儿子们顺利地长大成人。
N-UNCOUNT (男人的)成年期
Manhoodis the period of a man's life during which he is a man rather than a boy.
1. His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
  自青年时代起，他就写得一手飘逸雅致的好字。
N-UNCOUNT (总称)男人，男子
If you refer toAmerican manhoodorFrench manhoodfor example, you are referring to American men or French men considered as a group.
1. Italian manhood was appalled.
  意大利男人吓坏了。

noun

the status of being a man
the quality of being human
1. he feared the speedy decline of all manhood
Synonym:humannesshumanity
the state of being a man

Italian manhood was appalled.
意大利男人吓坏了。
He had millions of dollars to play with in his early manhood.
他刚成年时就有数百万元供他挥霍。
You see, I have been a soldier ever since I attained manhood.
你看，我成年以后，就是一个军人。
Made me question my manhood, all that.
让我质疑我的男子气概，但仅此而已。
Childhood, manhood, and decrepit age ( Francis Quarles).
童年，成年和老年（弗朗西斯·阔勒斯）。
They were failing lamentably to help their sons grow from boyhood to manhood.
他们抱憾未能帮助儿子们顺利地长大成人。
About the relationship between violence and manhood?
这告诉了我们暴力与男儿气概之间存在何种关系？
His handwriting, from earliest young manhood, was flowing and graceful.
他的字从小就写得流畅优美。
Everyone starts to strive with living when entering manhood from childhood.
当人们从孩提时代步入成年后，就开始了与生活的搏斗。
His son has grown into manhood.
他的儿子已成年了。