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Definition of epicene in English: epiceneadjective ˈɛpɪsiːnˈɛpəˌsin 1Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex. 有两性特征的；缺乏性特征的；性别不明确的 the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age 某一年龄的男孩所特有的那种两性美。 Example sentencesExamples - He had an epicene beauty and his iconic character was the ‘thing in itself,’ comedy and pathos in the same figure.
- He was also a eunuch of such beauty that the sultan fell for his epicene handsomeness and appointed him his senior commander.
- The picture seems driven, at least partly, by an impulse to contradict the more epicene tendencies of this country's art-house filmmaking.
- For someone who has spent much of his life perfecting an image of epicene other-worldliness, he now bears startlingly normal hallmarks of a bloke you'd enjoy talking to down the pub.
- In the haunting, even epicene strains of the suite's final entry in E flat minor, the high beams of his immaturity shine so bright as to burn a hole in its very fabric.
Synonyms sexless, asexual, neuter, unsexed androgynous, hermaphrodite, androgyne technical monoclinous, gynandrous, gynandromorphic, parthenogenetic - 1.1 Effeminate; effete.
女人气的；娇柔的 the actor infused the role with an epicene languor 那名男演员使他扮演的角色带上了女性的柔弱。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘More epicene than handsome, if you asked me,’ he muttered a bit darkly.
- Their gestures, facial expressions, and vocal intonations render them stereotypically gay or epicene.
- There are also putti riding dolphins and angels with fluttering tunics pressing against their epicene bodies.
- In this movie though, it's formed out of an epicene husband and a working-class orphan who have cemented their bonds in her absence, in a tent on an overnighter in the dark forest, to the tune of hooting owls.
- Among my favorites are the triumphant warrior Fortinbras represented by a pair of barefoot drips in angel costume, he blond and epicene, she a redheaded virago.
Synonyms effeminate, womanish, unmanly, unmasculine, girlish effete, weak, namby-pamby informal sissy, girly, camp, limp-wristed, nancy, pansified, queeny
noun ˈɛpɪsiːnˈɛpəˌsin An epicene person. 兼具两性特征的人，阴阳人
OriginLate Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos 'common'). Definition of epicene in US English: epiceneadjectiveˈɛpəˌsinˈepəˌsēn 1Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex. 有两性特征的；缺乏性特征的；性别不明确的 the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age 某一年龄的男孩所特有的那种两性美。 Example sentencesExamples - For someone who has spent much of his life perfecting an image of epicene other-worldliness, he now bears startlingly normal hallmarks of a bloke you'd enjoy talking to down the pub.
- In the haunting, even epicene strains of the suite's final entry in E flat minor, the high beams of his immaturity shine so bright as to burn a hole in its very fabric.
- The picture seems driven, at least partly, by an impulse to contradict the more epicene tendencies of this country's art-house filmmaking.
- He had an epicene beauty and his iconic character was the ‘thing in itself,’ comedy and pathos in the same figure.
- He was also a eunuch of such beauty that the sultan fell for his epicene handsomeness and appointed him his senior commander.
Synonyms sexless, asexual, neuter, unsexed - 1.1 Effeminate; effete.
女人气的；娇柔的 the actor infused the role with an epicene languor 那名男演员使他扮演的角色带上了女性的柔弱。 Example sentencesExamples - Among my favorites are the triumphant warrior Fortinbras represented by a pair of barefoot drips in angel costume, he blond and epicene, she a redheaded virago.
- In this movie though, it's formed out of an epicene husband and a working-class orphan who have cemented their bonds in her absence, in a tent on an overnighter in the dark forest, to the tune of hooting owls.
- Their gestures, facial expressions, and vocal intonations render them stereotypically gay or epicene.
- ‘More epicene than handsome, if you asked me,’ he muttered a bit darkly.
- There are also putti riding dolphins and angels with fluttering tunics pressing against their epicene bodies.
Synonyms effeminate, womanish, unmanly, unmasculine, girlish
nounˈɛpəˌsinˈepəˌsēn An epicene person. 兼具两性特征的人，阴阳人
OriginLate Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos ‘common’). |