the state of behaving, looking like, or having qualities similar to a woman

Interest in clothes was taken as a sign of effeminacy. 对服装感兴趣被视为是女性化的标志。

The "effeminacy" attributed to her work is not the sign of her own gender, but of a cultural taste. 她作品中的“女性气质”不是她自身性别的标志，而是一种文化品味的代表。