Manly means “like the old picture of a man” — strong, brave, solid, not soft or pretty. A manly handshake is firm. A manly voice is low and sure. “That was manly of you” usually means you were brave, or you took the hard job without making a fuss.

Manly means 'like the old picture of a man'Manly的意思是「像從前對男人的那種印象」 — strong, brave, solid, not soft or pretty強壯、勇敢、穩重，不柔弱也不秀氣。A manly handshake is firmmanly的握手是有力的。A manly voice is low and suremanly的聲音低沉又篤定。'That was manly of you'「That was manly of you」這句話 usually means you were brave通常是說你很勇敢, or you took the hard job without making a fuss或是你不抱怨地扛下了辛苦的工作。

This is mainly an adjective. There is an old adverb use (“he bore it manly”), but almost nobody speaks that way now; we say in a manly way, or we use manfully.

This is mainly an adjective這個字主要是形容詞。There is an old adverb use ('he bore it manly')以前有一種副詞用法（像「he bore it manly」）, but almost nobody speaks that way now但現在幾乎沒有人這樣講了; we say in a manly way, or we use manfully我們會說「in a manly way」，或用manfully這個字。

Though actually, manly is not just a polite partner of male. Male only says which sex. Manly loads extra meaning on top: this is how a man should be. That is why it can warm an older listener and make a younger one uneasy in the same sentence.

Though actually, manly is not just a polite partner of male不過其實，manly不只是male比較客氣的同義詞。Male only says which sexmale只是在說性別。Manly loads extra meaning on topmanly在上面又加了額外的意思: this is how a man should be就是「男人應該是這個樣子」。That is why it can warm an older listener and make a younger one uneasy in the same sentence這就是為什麼同一句話可能讓年長的聽眾覺得溫暖，卻讓年輕的聽眾覺得不自在。

It is also not mannish. Manly is usually said of men, and often as a compliment. Mannish is usually said of women, and often is not.

It is also not mannish它也不是mannish。Manly is usually said of men, and often as a complimentmanly通常是用在男人身上，而且常常是稱讚。Mannish is usually said of women, and often is notmannish通常是用在女人身上，而且常常不是稱讚。