| 单词 | womanly |
| 释义 | womanly —womanliness, womanness, n. /woom"euhn lee/, adj. 1. like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish. adv. 2. in the manner of, or befitting, a woman. [1250-1300; ME wommanli(che). See WOMAN, -LY] Syn. 2. WOMANLY, WOMANLIKE, WOMANISH mean having the traits or qualities that a culture regards as especially characteristic of or ideally appropriate to adult women. WOMANLY is usually a term of approval, suggesting the display of traits admired by the society, such as self-possession, modesty, motherliness, and calm competence: a womanly consideration for others; with womanly skill and efficiency. WOMANLIKE may be a neutral synonym for WOMANLY, or it may suggest mild disapproval: a womanlike dignity; womanlike tears and recriminations. WOMANISH is usually disparaging; applied to women it suggests traits not generally socially approved: a womanish petulance; womanish disregard for the rules. Applied to men it suggests traits culturally deemed inappropriate for men and (in what is now often regarded as a sexist notion) to be found in women: a womanish shrillness in his speech; a womanish way of stamping his foot in anger. See also female. |
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