masculine: applies to qualities or attributes or attitudes characteristic of men and not shared by women: a ~ physique.



male: is broadly applicable to plants, animals and persons and stresses the fact of sex: a ~ tiger.



manly: suggests the qualities of the mature man, especially the finer qualities of a man or the powers and skills that come with maturity: wounded his ~ pride.



manlike: is more likely to suggest characteristically masculine faults and foibles: exhibited a thoroughly ~ disregard for details; but sometimes its reference to human beings in general and then it suggests resemblance to the human kind: an early hominid, vaguely ~ in appearance. (hominid人科动物: family of Hominidae)



mannish: is often used derogatorily in situations in which womanliness might naturally be expected or wanted: adopted an aggressively ~ stance; but in more neutral use, especially as applied to styles and dress, it carries little more than a suggestion of actual masculinity: dressednattily in a ~ suit of tweed.



manful: stresses sturdiness and resolution: a ~ effort to achieve success.


virile: suggests the qualities of fully developed manhood but is AT ONCE stronger in emphasis and more specific in many of its applications than manly or masculine: a man of eighty yet still strong and ~; and in more general applications is likely to imply manful vigor: walked with a ~ stride.


masculine男性的强壮的: 男性的、和女性不同的特征或态度，male男性: 强调性别事实，广泛应用于动植物，manly男子汉: 多指成熟男性的优点(finer qualities)如力量技巧，manlike男人似的: 多指男性的缺点小毛病，但有时泛指人类则表示象人类，mannish也是男人似的: 多贬义，表示本希望女性特质，但形容衣着风格时仅表示有男子气，manful男人气概: 强调坚强和决心，virile阳刚: 形容完全成熟的男性时比manly和masculine更强调更具体，也表示男人气概和活力(manful vigor)。



记忆方法:  1）首字母MMMMMMV，把V想成拉丁的5，五六个男人==>阳刚


          2）阳刚的意思是有男性特征mean of, characteristic of, or like a male, especially of the human species.