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单词 ladylike
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Definition of ladylike in English:

ladylike

adjective ˈleɪdɪlʌɪkˈleɪdiˌlaɪk
  • Appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman or girl.

    (行为或穿着方式)与教养良好、举止得体的女性符合的;淑女般的;有淑女气质的

    her antics were considered very undignified by her ladylike peers
    it wasn't ladylike to be too interested in men

    对男人太感兴趣有失淑女身份。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He deserves someone who is ladylike and can hold her tongue and knows how to behave around people of high standing.
    • I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently.
    • Once it was unfairly expected of women that they should remain sober and ladylike while men were given whatever leeway was necessary to drink themselves under the table.
    • On the catwalk, they've teamed them with pencil skirts to complete a smart suit look that conveys better than anything the yearning for a long-overdue dose of ladylike elegance in fashion.
    • Prime Minister, if I promise to be a good, ladylike girl and grow up to be a good lady, will you teach me how to read?
    • The role of women in sport was also problematic, as ideas about proper ladylike behaviour and the proper form of the female body conflicted with developing cults of health and energy at the turn of the century.
    • So I just wanted to feel a bit more sophisticated and ladylike.
    • Elegant and ladylike were the words to describe her.
    • Janet Craven, 47, who suffers from the rare genetic disorder Treacher Collins syndrome, said her new silicone ears made her feel more ladylike and less self-conscious about her appearance.
    • Kate is the epitome of ladylike elegance with poker straight posture, a svelte figure and a confident yet warm personality.
    • She's the shy retiring ladylike type (kind of like me).
    • Within ten minutes I was glowing, in an elegant and ladylike way (of course) but still glowing.
    • I am already missing mine, but the process is a little too high-maintenance for a girl who is lazy about being ladylike.
    • Not normally being a ladylike or dressing-up kind of gal, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and as we girlies all know, blokes are transformed by a suit and bow tie!
    • Despite her plain clothes, she radiated a ladylike politeness and civility.
    • Romero asks Brett to marry him, but he wants her to grow out her boyish hair and behave in a more ladylike manner.
    • It hung against her body perfectly, and Cwen was suddenly reminded of her own lustful days with her husband, and how fine she looked in that gown, how refined and ladylike.
    • The prim and proper ladylike look is set to be really big for autumn 2004 and winter 2005.
    • She did not bother to be proper and ladylike as she bounded down the stairs - Sir Marcus was two days away, and she was safe from his wrath for the time being.
    • Because I am so modest and ladylike, I will use an analogy.
    • It's more like a quilting bee,’ clarifies the very ladylike Liz.
    • Rudolph noted that she sliced her food in a ladylike manner and wiped her mouth daintily with her handkerchief now and then.
    • Last night, he pondered about the feelings he had for Melanie, and realized he fell in love with that stupid, smart, funny, overwhelming, easygoing and pouty ladylike weird girl.
    • For women, the look is conservative - ladylike suits, sophisticated pantsuits, subtle dark dresses.
    • Clothes need to fit in the right places (Sienna Miller isn't ladylike - hippie chic is never going to be elegant).
    • So the key to wearing short shorts in a ladylike manner is to balance it out with tops with more coverage, like long sleeves, jackets and even layers.
    • Being the wife of a politician who held so many portfolios, she never permitted any political influence but kept above in a true ladylike manner, a fact known by all in cricket circles.
    • Women still found it desirable to behave in a ladylike manner and men strove to be gentlemen.
    • Style advisors Belinda Alexander and Gail Little - North Yorkshire's answer to Trinny and Susannah - are fans of the more ladylike looks that are already cropping up everywhere.
    • Superficially, White would appear to have the upper hand, leading the ladylike Lynn away from tradition and into his raucous orbit.
    • Tailoring is key for winter, the new mood is all about ladylike elegance and easy-style glamour - exactly what Marks & Spencer does best.
    • Carman smiles and claps (and they are polite, understated ladylike claps), delighted.
    • Reneeth opens up one of the coolers, pulls out some packaged sandwiches, and sets them down in a pile at a table before devouring one herself - in a dignified, ladylike fashion, of course.
    • Sarah smiled and tried to thank Aunt Marcy in a meek, ladylike manner.
    • I don't mind, as long as you teach her some ladylike manners.
    • They did this for the next three years, and each summer Anthony was amazed at how more elegant and ladylike she was becoming.
    • The American design diva, who celebrated her 62nd birthday last month, has been forced to behave by the latest trend for ladylike dressing.
    Synonyms
    genteel, polite, refined, well bred, cultivated, polished, decorous, proper, correct, respectable, seemly, well mannered, cultured, sophisticated, courteous, civil, elegant, urbane, civilized, courtly, dignified, gracious
    British informal posh

Derivatives

  • ladylikeness

  • noun

Definition of ladylike in US English:

ladylike

adjectiveˈlādēˌlīkˈleɪdiˌlaɪk
  • Appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman or girl.

    (行为或穿着方式)与教养良好、举止得体的女性符合的;淑女般的;有淑女气质的

    it wasn't ladylike to be too interested in men

    对男人太感兴趣有失淑女身份。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because I am so modest and ladylike, I will use an analogy.
    • Clothes need to fit in the right places (Sienna Miller isn't ladylike - hippie chic is never going to be elegant).
    • Reneeth opens up one of the coolers, pulls out some packaged sandwiches, and sets them down in a pile at a table before devouring one herself - in a dignified, ladylike fashion, of course.
    • The American design diva, who celebrated her 62nd birthday last month, has been forced to behave by the latest trend for ladylike dressing.
    • Style advisors Belinda Alexander and Gail Little - North Yorkshire's answer to Trinny and Susannah - are fans of the more ladylike looks that are already cropping up everywhere.
    • Not normally being a ladylike or dressing-up kind of gal, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and as we girlies all know, blokes are transformed by a suit and bow tie!
    • I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently.
    • I am already missing mine, but the process is a little too high-maintenance for a girl who is lazy about being ladylike.
    • Janet Craven, 47, who suffers from the rare genetic disorder Treacher Collins syndrome, said her new silicone ears made her feel more ladylike and less self-conscious about her appearance.
    • On the catwalk, they've teamed them with pencil skirts to complete a smart suit look that conveys better than anything the yearning for a long-overdue dose of ladylike elegance in fashion.
    • It hung against her body perfectly, and Cwen was suddenly reminded of her own lustful days with her husband, and how fine she looked in that gown, how refined and ladylike.
    • She's the shy retiring ladylike type (kind of like me).
    • For women, the look is conservative - ladylike suits, sophisticated pantsuits, subtle dark dresses.
    • Carman smiles and claps (and they are polite, understated ladylike claps), delighted.
    • It's more like a quilting bee,’ clarifies the very ladylike Liz.
    • Sarah smiled and tried to thank Aunt Marcy in a meek, ladylike manner.
    • Superficially, White would appear to have the upper hand, leading the ladylike Lynn away from tradition and into his raucous orbit.
    • Being the wife of a politician who held so many portfolios, she never permitted any political influence but kept above in a true ladylike manner, a fact known by all in cricket circles.
    • Rudolph noted that she sliced her food in a ladylike manner and wiped her mouth daintily with her handkerchief now and then.
    • Romero asks Brett to marry him, but he wants her to grow out her boyish hair and behave in a more ladylike manner.
    • Last night, he pondered about the feelings he had for Melanie, and realized he fell in love with that stupid, smart, funny, overwhelming, easygoing and pouty ladylike weird girl.
    • They did this for the next three years, and each summer Anthony was amazed at how more elegant and ladylike she was becoming.
    • Tailoring is key for winter, the new mood is all about ladylike elegance and easy-style glamour - exactly what Marks & Spencer does best.
    • Elegant and ladylike were the words to describe her.
    • Women still found it desirable to behave in a ladylike manner and men strove to be gentlemen.
    • She did not bother to be proper and ladylike as she bounded down the stairs - Sir Marcus was two days away, and she was safe from his wrath for the time being.
    • I don't mind, as long as you teach her some ladylike manners.
    • Within ten minutes I was glowing, in an elegant and ladylike way (of course) but still glowing.
    • The prim and proper ladylike look is set to be really big for autumn 2004 and winter 2005.
    • So I just wanted to feel a bit more sophisticated and ladylike.
    • So the key to wearing short shorts in a ladylike manner is to balance it out with tops with more coverage, like long sleeves, jackets and even layers.
    • Kate is the epitome of ladylike elegance with poker straight posture, a svelte figure and a confident yet warm personality.
    • Despite her plain clothes, she radiated a ladylike politeness and civility.
    • Once it was unfairly expected of women that they should remain sober and ladylike while men were given whatever leeway was necessary to drink themselves under the table.
    • The role of women in sport was also problematic, as ideas about proper ladylike behaviour and the proper form of the female body conflicted with developing cults of health and energy at the turn of the century.
    • Prime Minister, if I promise to be a good, ladylike girl and grow up to be a good lady, will you teach me how to read?
    • He deserves someone who is ladylike and can hold her tongue and knows how to behave around people of high standing.
    Synonyms
    genteel, polite, refined, well bred, cultivated, polished, decorous, proper, correct, respectable, seemly, well mannered, cultured, sophisticated, courteous, civil, elegant, urbane, civilized, courtly, dignified, gracious
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