"emasculated" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 去勢
• 削弱男子氣概

Definition

被剝奪了男性的力量或權力，可以是字面上的（失去睾丸）或比喻的（信心或權威被削弱）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

現代通常作為比喻，指被削弱權威、自信或男子氣概。字面意思是閹割，用於醫學。常用於 'feel emasculated'、'emasculated by' 等搭配。屬於敏感詞，使用時需注意場合。

Examples

He felt emasculated when his ideas were ignored.

當他的想法被忽視時，他感到被**削弱男子氣概**。

The king was emasculated by his enemies.

國王被敵人**去勢**了。

After losing his job, he felt emasculated and powerless.

失業後，他感到**失去了男子氣概**，很無力。

Some men feel emasculated if their partner earns more than they do.

有些男性如果伴侶收入比自己高，會覺得被**削弱男子氣概**。

He joked that getting a minivan emasculated him.

他開玩笑說買了小貨車讓他覺得自己**不再像個男人**。

The hero was emasculated by the changes in the movie script.

電影劇本的改動讓主角被**削弱了男子氣概**。