单词 | schoolgirl tone |
释义 | > as lemmasschoolgirl tone schoolgirl tone n. a tone of voice characteristic of a schoolgirl; a way of speaking or expressing oneself that is childish. ΚΠ 1832 L. Hunt Sir Ralph Esher I. vii. 162 Miss Stewart favoured me with her foolish little giggle, adding in a proper school-girl tone that she was very glad to have been the occasion of doing me service. 1908 E. G. Henham Furze the Cruel xxvii. 391 ‘I think you are such a nice boy, Aubrey,’ said a small voice in sweet school-girl tones. 2000 N. Woodruff Someone Else's Child 16 She had replied in such a schoolgirl tone—..talking as if he were a guidance counselor or someone's dad. < as lemmas |
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