Penggunaan Female, Feminine, Male, dan Masculine
Female dan feminine serta male dan masculine merupakan kata-kata bahasa Inggris yang kerap menimbulkan kebingungan. Female dan male digunakan ketika kita mengarah kepada jenis kelamin dari manusia dan hewan, sedangkan feminine dan masculine ketika mengarah pada sifat-sifat atau bentuk fisik yang dianggap tipikal untuk dimiliki wanita atau pria.
Contoh Kalimat Female, Feminine, Male, dan Masculine dan Artinya
- Female bees are diploid and male bees are haploid.
(Lebah betina diploid dan lebah jantan haploid.) - Uganda has more females than males.
(Uganda memiliki lebih banyak wanita daripada pria.) - She has feminine facial features.
(Dia memiliki bentuk wajah yang feminin.) - Do full cheeks and small jaws make women appear more feminine?
(Apakah pipi penuh dan rahang kecing membuat wanita tampak lebih feminin?) - They are looking for a masculine name for their baby boy.
(Mereka sedang mencari nama yang maskulin untuk bayi laki-laki mereka.)
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References:
- Female or feminine; male or masculine?http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/female-or-feminine-male-or-masculine. Accessed on May 18, 2017.
- Female. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/female. Accessed on May 18, 2017.
- Female. http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/female_2. Accessed on May 18, 2017.
- Feminine. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/feminine. Accessed on May 18, 2017.
- Feminine. http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/feminine_1. Accessed on May 18, 2017.
- Masculine. http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/masculine[1]. Accessed on May 18, 2017.