…my business was the idlest, vainest, most effeminate business that ever a man could be put to.

…我作的那种事，正是一个男子汉作起来最无聊、最没有用处、最缺少丈夫气的事。

Man who acts in a showy,esp effeminate way

爱炫耀的男子;(尤指)女人气的男子.

She wondered for a moment whether he might be what people called effeminate , but she dismissed the idea quickly

她担心地想，他会不会是人们所说的那种阴阳人?但很快她就否定了自己的假想。

A boy or man who is considered weak or effeminate .

娘娘腔的男人被认为虚弱或女人气的男孩或男人

The quality or condition of being effeminate .

女人气的特征或状态

Used as a disparaging term for a man or boy who is considered effeminate .

女性化的男子对被认为有女子气的男子或男孩的贬称

Effeminate :Having qualities or characteristics more often associated with women than men.

女子气的:具有胜过男人的女人气质或特点的.

Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate man,especially a gay or homosexual man.

女子气的男子，同性恋男子用来指女子气男子的贬义词，尤指同性恋者或同性恋男子

He spoke in an effeminate voice.

他讲起话来一副娘娘腔。

But the proud locals loathe Richard. They know that he is no fisherman, but an urban and effeminate man, not yet 30, who left town to go to university and rarely comes back.

但自豪的当地人讨厌理查德。他们认为理查德算不上渔民，是个娘娘腔的的城里人。理查德当时30岁，很早就离开小镇去上大学，很少回来。

Thinking, for example, that gay men look more effeminate than straight men and lesbian women look more masculine than straight women.

比如，男同志比男性直人看起来要阴柔，女同志比女性直人看起来要阳刚。

Writing under the pseudonym Kenji Fujimoto, he said Kim regarded his second son, Jon-chul, as "too effeminate " to lead the country.

笔名藤本健二的他写道，金正日评价他的次子对于领导一个国家来说“太软弱”了。

In turn, North Koreans find South Korean language effeminate and insincere.

反过来，朝鲜人则觉得韩国人说话矫揉造作。

Salai, an effeminate young artist who worked with da Vinci for 25 years, is thought to have served as a model for several of his paintings.

萨莱，一位为达芬奇工作了25年的女性化的年轻（男）画家，，被认为是达芬奇几幅画作的模特。

All things equal, the higher a voice, the more effeminate a voice sounds, for the obvious reasons.

显而易见，在同等情况下，嗓音越高，声音听起来越阴柔。

Long nails on men are seen as odd or effeminate and people typically interpret nail biting as a sign of anxiety, nervousness or insecurity.

指甲长的男人看起来很奇怪或女人气，人们经常把咬指甲理解为一种紧张，烦恼或不安全的象征。

effeminate wool

n.脆弱羊毛