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单词 ladylike
释义 ladylike
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : resembling a lady in appearance or manners : well-bred
 < editorials urging our girls to be ladylike — Virgil Henry >
 < one establishment may appeal to the conservative ladylike type — Lois Long >
2. : becoming or suitable to a lady : marked by conformity to a lady's standards
 < in a ladylike manner she was sick — Sinclair Lewis >
 < bought her something ladylike to put on her back — Eudora Welty >
3. : foolishly or weakly like a woman:
 a. : feeling or showing too much concern about elegance or propriety
  < ladylike embarrassment at not being the wife of a real doctor — Lewis Vogler >
 b. : lacking in strength, force, or virility : weak, soft, yielding
  < the average puncher was womanly though Heaven knows he was in no wise ladylike — P.A.Rollins >
Synonyms: see female
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