female
要点雌の、女の、雌、女性
意味
- (動植物について)雌の
- (特に性を区別して)女の,女性の
- (ねじ・差し込みなど)雌の
- 雌;(性別上の)女性
- 《話》女性,婦人
例文
Hannya refers to the Noh mask of a female demon.
般若とは鬼女の能面の事です。
The hannya (般若) is a Noh mask of a female demon.
般若とは鬼女の能面の事です。
A female kangaroo carries her young in her pouch.
カンガルーの雌は子供を腹の袋に入れて動く。
語源
ラテン語femina「女性」の縮小形femellaから。形がmaleに引きずられて今のつづりに「女性・雌」。
見た目はfe+maleだが、maleとは語源が別。feminine(女性らしい)の仲間。
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English female, an alteration of Middle English femele, from Old French femele, femelle (“female”), from Medieval Latin fēmella (“a female”), from Latin fēmella (“a girl, a young female, a young woman”), diminutive of fēmina (“a woman”). The English spelling and pronunciation were remodelled under the influence of male, which is otherwise not etymologically related. Contrast woman, which is etymologically built on man (as in, “person”).