virile

adjective
🔊/ˈvɪraɪl/
🔊/ˈvɪrəl/
(usually approving)
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  1. (of men男子) strong and full of energy, especially sexual energy强壮的;精力充沛的;(尤指)性机能强的
  2. having or showing the strength and energy that is considered typical of men有阳刚之气的;有男子气概的;雄浑的
    • a virile performance雄壮的演奏
    • virile athleticism雄健的体魄
  3. Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of a man’): from French viril or Latin virilis, from vir ‘man’.