girly + noun
作定语直接放在名词前，是最常见的用法。
She wore a girly pink dress to the party.
她穿了一条女孩子气的粉色连衣裙去参加聚会。
女孩子气的；女性化的；娇柔的；像少女的
女孩子气的；女性化的；娇柔的
Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
The bedroom was decorated with pink curtains and floral wallpaper, giving it a very girly feel.
卧室用粉色窗帘和花卉壁纸装饰，给人一种非常女孩子气的感觉。
用法提示：这里'girly'作为形容词，修饰'feel'，描述一种典型的女性化风格。
He didn't like the girly pink shirt his aunt bought him for his birthday.
他不喜欢姑姑给他买的生日礼物——那件女孩子气的粉色衬衫。
用法提示：'girly'直接修饰'pink shirt'，表示衬衫具有女性化的特征。
Some people think that ballet is a girly activity, but it requires a lot of strength.
有些人认为芭蕾是一种女孩子气的活动，但它需要很大的力量。
用法提示：'girly'修饰'activity'，表达一种刻板印象中的女性化活动。
作定语直接放在名词前，是最常见的用法。
She wore a girly pink dress to the party.
她穿了一条女孩子气的粉色连衣裙去参加聚会。
放在系动词后作表语，描述外观给人的感觉。
That jacket looks a bit girly on him.
那件夹克穿在他身上有点女孩子气。
too...for 结构表示对某人或某场合来说过于女性化。
The wallpaper is too girly for a shared office.
这种墙纸对共用的办公室来说太女性化了。
比较级为 girlier，最高级为 girliest。
Her new room is girlier than the old one.
她的新房间比旧房间更有女孩子气。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is girly than her sister.
正确表达She is girlier than her sister.
英语形容词在 than 前必须用比较级；girly 的比较级是 girlier（也可说 more girly），不能直接用原级。汉语“比”后的形容词不变，容易漏掉 -ier。
grammar · medium
易错句子My brother is a girly.
正确表达My brother is girly.
girly 是形容词，不是可数名词；系动词后作表语时不用不定冠词 a。去掉 a 后就是“形容词作表语”结构，表示“他有女孩子气”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is the most girliest girl in our class.
正确表达She is the girliest girl in our class.
girliest 本身已是最高级，不能再加 most；双重最高级是错误。去掉 most 后保留 -iest 的最高级形式即可。
girlish 通常指像女孩一样年轻、天真，语气较中性甚至偏褒义；girly 更口语，常强调刻板女性化或娇气，也可带贬义，但两者并非绝对对立。
feminine 指具有女性特质，较正式、中性，可形容人、声音、风格等；girly 更口语、更孩子气，常带“娇柔、娘娘腔”等倾向，但并非所有语境都含贬义。
effeminate 多用于形容男性具有被视为女性化的特征，较正式且常含贬义；girly 适用范围更广，可指人、物品或风格，语气更口语，贬义程度依语境而定。
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