girly

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡɜːli/    美 /ˈɡɝli/|/ˈɡɜːli/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A girl. childish,colloquial
    — “Hey girly!” Chiles said. “What’s up!” / “Oh my gosh,” Raisman said. “How did you get in our hotel room?”
形容词 adj.
  1. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
    — As a mom of two girls – including one who hopes Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos calls her to play on his team in this week’s Super Bowl – I can totally relate. I, along with so many other parents, am frustrated about the definitions of what’s girly and what’s not, and the separate products and clothing offered to girls and boys.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad. slang
    — a girly calendar
  3. Weak; wussy. slang
    — There was enough food for a soccer team and we were going to grill it. Our meatfest included no girly utensils, no wussy plates. Just our hands, mouths, and incisors.
副词 adv.
  1. In the manner of a girl. rare
    — And its^([sic]) not just the blue nail polish. It’s the way his mind is attuned. He is incredibly in touch and in tune with females. Females surround him in his company. His partner in Jersey Films is Stacey Scherr.^([sic]) He can talk about boyfriends. He can talk girly.

词形变化

girlier comparative girliest superlative girlies plural

词汇关系

近义词
feminine girlish puellile puelline womanly effeminate unmanly
反义词
butch hoyden hoydenish mannish masculine tomboyish unwomanly manly
衍生词
girlily girliness girly bits girly girl girly mag girly magazine girly man girlyman girly push-up ungirly

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *gaurā
Proto-West Germanic *-ilā
Proto-West Germanic *gurilā
Old English *gyrele?
Middle English girle
English girl
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English girly
From girl + -y (adjectival sufix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *gaurā
Proto-West Germanic *-ilā
Proto-West Germanic *gurilā
Old English *gyrele?
Middle English girle
English girl
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English girly
From girl + -y (diminutive suffix).
词源 3
From girl + -ly (adverbial suffix), after the adjective.
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