alpha male

短语

n. 大哥大[指某一群体中最有权势者]

发音

US

词形变化

alpha males 复数 alpha males more alpha male 比较级 most alpha male 最高级

别名

male alpha

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The dominant male in a group of animals.

    首领

    领头雄性动物

    领头男子

    生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male.

    阿尔法男

    引申义

    The alpha male, is lucky in this regard, since he has a gang and while he must protect them all

adj.
  1. 1.

    Exhibiting the characteristics of a dominant male; dominant, assertive, and protective.

词源

Originally used in scientific research of hierarchies in social animals, the term is now often applied to men with dominating characteristics. Already in some use during the 1990s, it was further popularized by Neil Strauss in The Game (2005).

来源：wiktionary