- 1有男子氣概的、陽剛的
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. 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 . 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 in the same sentence. It is also not . Manly is usually said of men, and often as a compliment. is usually said of women, and often is not.
組成man + -ly. The adjective ending -ly is the same piece as in friendly. From Middle English manli, manlich, manly, going back to Old English *manlīċ — suggested by the old adverb manlīċe, “in a way that fits a person; nobly, in a fine, steady way.” The matching adverb is also man + -ly, from Old English manlīċe. German männlich and Dutch mannelijk grew from the same old root.
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Manlyname
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A surname.
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A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
manlyadj詞源 1/ˈmænli/
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Having the characteristics of a man.
- what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, What ſtar or ſtate ſoeuer gouern him, Let vs put on our meet incountering mindes, […]
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Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble.
- Let's briefly put on manly readiness.
- Serene and manly, harden'd to sustain / The load of life.
manlyadv詞源 2/ˈmænli/
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In a way befitting a man.
- [Y]ou will not only confer a favor on them but if appointed will add two Officers to our Army who will fight manly to defend their Country.
- “[…] Permit me to bandage it, while, at the same time, I tell you how well Hamet did leading the charge.” “Did he?” Eaton questioned. “He did! and he did it manly! Our rightful heir for once behaved more like a ruler than I ever would have imagined. I believe he won quite a few converts this day.”
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