Word · Frequency #23631
girlish
少女的；少女似的
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
- 1.
Like (that of) a girl; feminine.
像女孩的；女性的
像女孩的；女性的；少女的；少女似的；适于女子的
In use
Her girlish laugh made her seem much younger than she was.
The dress had a girlish charm that suited her playful personality.
He found her girlish enthusiasm for the amusement park infectious.
girlish + noun
作定语时置于名词前，表示“少女般的”。
She gave a girlish laugh.
她发出少女般的笑声。
be + girlish
系动词 be 后作表语，描述主语具有少女的特征。
Her style is girlish.
她的风格很少女。
look/sound + girlish
感官系动词 look、sound 等后接 girlish，表示从外表或声音判断具有少女特征。
She looks girlish in that dress.
她穿那条裙子看起来很少女。
Common mistakes
She has a girl smile.She has a girlish smile.
girl 是名词，不能直接作定语修饰 smile；应改用形容词 girlish，表示“少女般的”。
She behaves girlish.She behaves girlishly.
behaves 是动词，需要副词修饰；girlish 是形容词，其副词形式为 girlishly。
She studies at a girlish school.She studies at a girls' school.
girlish 意为“少女般的”，不是“女子的”或“女校的”；指女子学校应用 girls' school（名词所有格）。
Connections
Collocations
- girlish giggle
- 少女般的咯咯笑
- She let out a girlish giggle when she saw the puppy.她看到小狗时发出了少女般的咯咯笑。
- girlish voice
- 少女般的嗓音
- Her girlish voice made her sound much younger than she was.她少女般的嗓音让她听起来比实际年龄小得多。
- girlish figure
- 少女般的身材
- Even in her forties, she kept a girlish figure.即使四十多岁了，她仍保持着少女般的身材。
- girlish enthusiasm
- 少女般的热情
- Her girlish enthusiasm for the project was infectious.她对那个项目少女般的热情很有感染力。
- girlish charm
- 少女般的魅力
- She still had the girlish charm that won everyone over.她仍然拥有那种赢得所有人好感的少女般的魅力。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：girl（女孩）+ ish（像…的）→ 想象扎辫子的小女孩蹦跳的样子，少女似的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、文学描写、书面描述 该词整体语气中性，正式与非正式场合都可用；通常用于形容年轻女孩的特征，或指事物具有少女般的特点。比较常见于日常描述和文学作品中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
girlish 的两个可对照部分：girl /ɡəːl/ 和词尾 -ish /ɪʃ/。girl 和 girly 与 girlish 的第一音节 /ɡəː/ 相同；childish、foolish、selfish、British 都拼作 -ish，读作 /ɪʃ/，但重音元音不同，所以它们与 girlish 并不押韵。注意 girlish 中的 ir 读 /əː/，不要误读成 /ɪə/ 或 /aɪ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.