Old English mennisc "human, human-like, natural," from Proto-Germanic *manniska- (cognates: Old Saxon mannisc, Old High German mennisc, Gothic mannisks), from *manna- (see man (n.)). In some cases a new formation from man (n.) + -ish.
Sense of "masculine" is from late 14c.; in reference to women seen as masculine, from late 14c. Of adult males (opposed to childish) from 1520s. Related: Mannishly; mannishness. The Proto-Germanic adjective became, in some languages, a noun meaning "human" (such as German Mensch), and in Old English mannish also was used as a noun "mankind, folk, race, people."
实用例句
1. She shook hands in a mannish way, her grip dry and firm.
她像个男人似的握了手，坚实而又有力。来自柯林斯例句
2. Her voice was mannish.
她的嗓音有些像男人.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. " Now, don't forget about that,'said one of the mannish women.
“ 喂, 别忘记那件事, "那两个像男人的女人中的一个说.来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
4. The girls usually got rough and mannish after they went to herding.
