a [adjective] hoyden
She was a noisy hoyden who loved climbing trees.
她是个爱爬树的吵闹野丫头。
淘气姑娘
假小子
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
The other mothers disapproved of the way their hoyden daughters climbed trees and played in the mud.
其他母亲不赞成她们那些野丫头般的女儿爬树和在泥里玩耍。
用法提示:作为名词,指行为像男孩的淘气女孩。
Once a proper young lady, she turned into a hoyden after spending the summer on the farm.
曾经是一位端庄的淑女,在农场度过一个夏天后,她变成了一个野丫头。
用法提示:名词,描述女孩变得顽皮、不守规矩。
The villagers often called the mayor's youngest daughter a little hoyden because she preferred football to dolls.
村民们常把市长的小女儿叫做小野丫头,因为她更喜欢足球而不是玩偶。
用法提示:名词,带有淘气、不文静的含义。
She was a noisy hoyden who loved climbing trees.
她是个爱爬树的吵闹野丫头。
The hoyden startled everyone with her loud laugh.
那个野丫头的大笑声吓了大家一跳。
A hoyden who refuses to wear dresses is often misunderstood.
拒绝穿裙子的野丫头常常被误解。
tomboy 和 hoyden 同义,但 tomboy 更常用,hoyden 较为古雅。
maiden 指年轻女孩或处女,强调纯洁或无经验;hoyden 指顽皮的、男孩气的女孩,含义不同。
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