unmanlyadj.
英 ʌn'mænlɪ | 美 ʌn'mænli
中文adj. 怯懦的;无男子气概的;女子气的;娇气的
词根词源
unmanly (adj.)late 15c., "degrading to a human,"from un- (1) "not" + manly (adj.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch onmamlijc, German unmännlich. Meaning "not having the qualities or attributes of a man" (as opposed to a woman or child) is from 1540s. Old English had unmennisclic "inhuman" (adj.); unmann (n.) "monster; wicked man."
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