Word · Frequency #26199
womanlier
女人的；女性特有的；有女人味的
womanlier is the comparative of womanly.
befitting or characteristic of a woman, especially a mature woman
- 1.
Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.
像女人的；有女子气质的
In use
She had a warm, womanly smile that made everyone feel welcome.
Her voice was soft and womanly, calm and reassuring.
He admired her womanly grace and kindness.
womanly + noun
womanly 作定语修饰名词，常带有成熟女性的特质。
She has a womanly figure.
她有女性特有的身材。
be/look/feel + womanly
womanly 作表语时，描述主语展现出的女性气质。
She looked womanly in her elegant dress.
她穿着优雅的连衣裙，显得很有女人味。
be + womanlier than + noun/pronoun
womanlier 是 womanly 的比较级形式。
She is womanlier than her elder sister.
她比她姐姐更有女人味。
Common mistakes
She is very woman.She is very womanly.
汉语“她很女人”中的“女人”可作形容词，但英语 woman 是名词，不能直接作表语；表示“有女人味的”需用形容词 womanly。
Womanly rights are important.Women's rights are important.
womanly 是“有女子气质的、女性特有的”，不是“妇女的”；表示“妇女的”需用名词所有格 women's，而非形容词 womanly。
She is a womanly doctor.She is a woman doctor.
womanly 描述气质或特征，不表示职业性别；表示“女医生”时用名词作定语 woman doctor，而不是形容词 womanly。
Connections
Collocations
- womanly figure
- 女性身材
- The dress accentuated her womanly figure.这条连衣裙凸显了她的女性身材。
- womanly charm
- 女性魅力
- Her womanly charm made her popular with everyone.她的女性魅力使她深受大家欢迎。
- womanly intuition
- 女性直觉
- Her womanly intuition told her that he was lying.她的女性直觉告诉她他在说谎。
- womanly grace
- 女性的优雅
- She moved with a natural womanly grace.她举手投足间自然流露出女性的优雅。
- womanly qualities
- 女性特质
- She had all the womanly qualities he could wish for.她具备了他所能期望的所有女性特质。
- womanly warmth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把womanly拆成woman+ly，想象成熟女性温柔体贴的样子，就是有女人味的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述、文学描写 该词通常用于中性或正面地描述成年女性的特质，比较常见于文学或正式表达；日常口语中有时会用更常见的说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音对比：这些词拼写上常与 womanly 混淆，但没有一个与之精确押韵。womanly（/ˈwumənli/）的重音在首音节，结尾为 /mənli/。其中 manly 和 unmanly 元音为 /æ/，homely 为 /oʊ/，comely 为 /ʌ/，woman 首音节为 /wʊ/；humanly 虽以 /mənli/ 结尾，但前面多了 /j/ 音。注意 -ly 仅是常见后缀，不决定读音。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.