sisterly

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɪstəli/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or characteristic of sisters.
    — Poor Mary [Austin] will do her very best and sisterliest for you. A kinder soul is not in the Earth.
副词 adv.
  1. In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.
    — "What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly?"

词形变化

more sisterly comparative sisterlier comparative most sisterly superlative sisterliest superlative more sisterly comparative most sisterly superlative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥
Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *-sōr
?
Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder.
Proto-Germanic *swestēr
Proto-West Germanic *swester
Old English sweostor
Middle English suster
English sister
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English sisterly
From sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥
Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *-sōr
?
Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder.
Proto-Germanic *swestēr
Proto-West Germanic *swester
Old English sweostor
Middle English suster
English sister
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English sisterly
From sister + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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