femme
femme — 形容詞
1. describes a gay woman whose personal style, clothing, and behaviour reflect what
女性化的
形容女同性戀者行為打扮偏向傳統女性
describes a gay woman whose personal style, clothing, and behaviour reflect what her culture traditionally considers feminine
Sayaka describes herself as a femme lesbian who enjoys wearing dresses and makeup.
Sayaka 形容自己是女性化的女同志，喜歡穿裙子和化妝。
describes oneself as + adjective identity label
The dating app let Nia choose between butch, femme, and other identity options.
Nia 使用的交友軟體讓她可以選擇「踢」、「婆」或其他身分選項。
contrasted with butch; used in selection settings
At the pride parade, the couple's femme and butch styles were both visible.
在同志遊行中，那對伴侶的女性化風格與陽剛風格都很顯眼。
Megan's femme appearance does not make her any less committed to queer activism.
Megan 的女性化外表並不會削減她投入酷兒運動的熱情。
Amihan wore a floral dress to a party; a colleague praised her femme look.
Amihan 穿著碎花洋裝去派對，同事稱讚她的女性化造型。
- feminine
General term for female-associated traits; lacks the LGBTQ+ community-specific meaning of 'femme'
- lipstick lesbian
More mainstream term focused on feminine appearance; not tied to butch-femme subculture
- butch
Describes a lesbian who presents in a masculine-coded way; the traditional counterpart to femme within LGBTQ+ communities
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively to describe a lesbian or queer woman, not a heterosexual woman. Often paired with the contrasting term 'butch'.
常見錯誤
femme — 名詞
1. a gay woman whose appearance, dress, and behaviour fit traditional standards of
女性化女同志
行為打扮偏向傳統女性的女同性戀者
a gay woman whose appearance, dress, and behaviour fit traditional standards of femininity; within LGBTQ+ communities the word often serves as a positive chosen identity label
Lien is a femme who works as a nurse and wears bright red lipstick.
Lien 是一位女性化女同志，在醫院擔任護士，總擦著鮮紅色口紅。
a femme who [does X] — noun use with relative clause
The centre holds a monthly discussion group for femmes and butches.
該中心每月舉辦一場討論會，邀請女性化與陽剛的女同志參加。
plural: femmes; paired with butches
Walking into the bar, Tamás noticed a group of femmes laughing by the window.
走進酒吧時，Tamás 注意到窗邊有一群女性化女同志正在笑著聊天。
Older lesbians say the word 'femme' helped them name their identity decades ago.
年長的拉子說，「femme」這個詞在幾十年前幫她們找到了身分的名稱。
- feminine lesbian
Neutral descriptive phrase; less culturally specific than 'femme'
- lipstick lesbian
Focuses on outward appearance with makeup and fashion; wider mainstream recognition but less historical depth
- butch
A lesbian who presents in a masculine or androgynous way; the traditional partner identity in butch-femme culture
用法筆記
Functions as a self-identifier within LGBTQ+ communities — most users see it as a positive label, though some prefer not to be categorised by appearance.