Word · Frequency #21692
frilly
有褶边的；镶荷叶边的
having decorative frills or ruffles
- 1.
Having frills; frilled.
有褶边的；饰有荷叶边的。
- 2.
Over-elaborate or showy in character or appearance.
过分修饰的；花哨的。
有褶边的；饰有荷叶边的。；过分修饰的；花哨的。；有饰边的；多饰边的
In use
The bride chose a frilly white dress for the ceremony.
These napkins look too frilly for our casual kitchen.
I found a frilly lace curtain in the old box.
frilly + noun
frilly 常作定语，修饰衣服、窗帘等有褶边或花边的物品。
She wore a frilly dress to the party.
她穿着一条有荷叶边的连衣裙去参加聚会。
be + frilly
也可用 look、feel 等系动词，表示“看起来/摸起来有很多褶边”。
The dress is frilly, but I like it.
这条裙子有荷叶边，但我喜欢。
be + frillier + than + noun
frillier 是 frilly 的比较级，than 后接比较对象。
Her new skirt is frillier than her old one.
Connections
Collocations
- frilly dress
- 有褶边的连衣裙
- She wore a frilly dress to the garden party.她穿着一条有褶边的连衣裙去参加花园派对。
- frilly blouse
- 有荷叶边的衬衫
- The frilly blouse was too formal for the office.那件有荷叶边的衬衫穿去办公室太正式了。
- frilly curtains
- 带饰边的窗帘
- Her grandmother's kitchen had frilly curtains on every window.她祖母厨房的每扇窗户都挂着带饰边的窗帘。
- frilly lingerie
- 带花边的女士内衣
- The boutique sold frilly lingerie and silk robes.这家精品店出售带花边的女士内衣和丝绸睡袍。
- frilly decorations
- 带花边的装饰
- The wedding invitation was covered in frilly decorations.婚礼请柬上满是带花边的装饰。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：frilly = frill（荷叶边）+ y（多……的），一条镶满荷叶边的裙子层层叠叠，就是 frilly。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：clothing/fashion、home furnishing、describing decorative fabric frilly 是中性偏口语化的形容词，多用于日常描述带有褶边或荷叶边的衣物、窗帘、装饰等，语气不算正式，但在一般写作和口语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with frilly /ˈfrɪli/: they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ + /l/ + /i/ and the spelling -illy. Note that filly and Philly are homophones. Beware lookalikes with a different pronunciation, such as family /ˈfæməli/ and happily /ˈhæpɪli/, which end in -ily but have different stress and vowel sounds.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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