好词典
manhood
UK //ˈmænhʊd//US //ˈmænhʊd//
词源
源自中古英语 manhod，由 man（男人） + -hood（表示状态或性质的后缀）构成，与古高地德语 manheit 同源。
noun
❶ 指男性成年后的状态或品质，包括成熟、勇气、责任感等特质，常用来描述社会对男性的期待。
“He proved his manhood by standing up for his family.”
（他通过保护家人证明了自己的男子气概。）
“The ritual marks the boy's passage into manhood.”
（这个仪式标志着男孩正式进入成年阶段。）
❶ 作为集体名词时指全体男性，常用于文学或正式语境中描述男性群体。
“The rights of manhood were debated in the assembly.”
（议会中讨论了男性群体的权利问题。）
“Shakespeare often wrote about the follies of manhood.”
（莎士比亚常描写男性群体的愚行。）
同义词:masculinity, adulthood, virility, manliness, maturity
常见短语
prove one's manhood — 通过行动或考验来展示自己具备传统意义上的男性品质，如勇气或担当。
“He went to war to prove his manhood to his father.”
（他参军向父亲证明自己已具备男子气概。）
rite of passage into manhood — 标志男孩正式成为男人的传统仪式或考验，常见于部落文化。
“The lion hunt was their tribe's rite of passage into manhood.”
（猎狮是他们部落男孩成年的传统仪式。）