| 释义 |
wom·an·ly
I. adjective
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English wommanlich, from womman woman + -lich -ly, adjective suffix
1. : marked by qualities characteristic of a woman; especially : marked by qualities becoming a well-balanced adult woman
< womanly manners >
< womanly advice >
2. : possessed of the character or behavior befitting a grown woman : no longer childish or girlish : becoming to a grown woman
< little girl … wearing a womanly sort of bonnet much too large for her — Charles Dickens >
3. : characteristic of, belonging to, or suitable to women : conforming to or motivated by a woman's nature and attitudes rather than a man's
< convinced that drawing was a waste of time, if not downright womanly, like painting on China — Kenneth Roberts >
< her usual womanly volubility — Anthony Trollope >
Synonyms: see female
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English wommanliche, from womman woman + -liche -ly, adverb suffix
: in a womanly or distinctively feminine manner |