Manliness is the name for a bundle of qualities people have long said a man should have: being brave, strong, steady, not quick to cry or to ask for help. You use it for a quality, not for a person — someone’s manliness, or the manliness of what they did.

Manliness男子氣概 is the name for指的是 a bundle of qualities一群特質 people have long said a man should have人們長久以來認為男人應該具備的 being brave, strong, steady勇敢、強壯、穩重 not quick to cry or to ask for help不輕易哭或求助 You use it for a quality這個字是用在特質上 not for a person而不是用在人身上 someone's manliness某人的男子氣概 or the manliness of what they did或他們所做的事所展現的男子氣概

It does not mean “being male.” A boy is male from the start; manliness is a picture of how a man is supposed to act, and people argue about that picture.

It does not mean "being male."它不是指「是男性」 A boy is male from the start男孩一出生就是男性 manliness男子氣概 is a picture of how a man is supposed to act是一種男人應該怎麼表現的畫面 and people argue about that picture人們對這幅畫面有爭議

In older books, and in the mouths of older speakers, it is often praise. Among younger people it can sound stiff, or as if there is only one right way to be a man, so they may use it with a little distance, or not use it at all.

In older books在較舊的書裡 and in the mouths of older speakers以及年紀較長的人口中 it is often praise它常常是一種讚美 Among younger people在年輕人之間 it can sound stiff這個字可能聽起來很生硬 or as if there is only one right way to be a man或好像當男人只有一種正確方式 so they may use it with a little distance所以他們用這個字時可能會帶點保留 or not use it at all或乾脆不用

You will meet it in essays, speeches, and arguments more than in easy chat. It is a serious word, not slang.

You will meet it你會在 essays, speeches, and arguments論說文、演講和辯論裡遇到它 more than in easy chat比在輕鬆聊天中更常見 It is a serious word它是個嚴肅的字 not slang不是俚語