effeminate的词源

英文词源

effeminate (adj.)

late 14c., "womanish; voluptuous; tender," from Latin effeminatus "womanish, effeminate," past participle of effeminare "make a woman of," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + femina "woman" (see feminine). Rarely used but in reproach. The noun meaning "effeminate person" is from 1590s. Related: Effeminately; effemination.

中文词源

effeminate：女人气的

ef-, 向外。-fem, 女人，词源同female, feminine, 即表露出女人特征的。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：effeminate 词源，effeminate 含义。