| 单词 | womanly |
| 释义 | womanly adjective uk/ˈwʊm.ən.li/us/ˈwʊm.ən.li/Womanlyqualities,ideas, orphysicalfeaturesareonesthat a woman istypicallyortraditionallythoughtto have: 妇女的；女性特有的She referred in apositiveway to the "traditionalwomanlygoalsofmarriageandmotherhood" severaltimesin hertalk.她在讲话中数次以赞同的口吻谈到“结婚和生儿育女这些传统的女性目标”。 She used her womanlywiles/charmstopersuadehim tochangehismind.她用她女性特有的甜言蜜语／魅力说服他改变了主意。 Synonym feminine Compare ladylikeold-fashioned manlyapproving womanly| American Dictionarywomanly adjective us/ˈwʊm·ən·li/havingqualitiesthoughttypicalof a woman Examplesofwomanlywomanly Even at the moment of death she gestures upward to direct lustful minds to higher transcendent truths, fulfilling herwomanlyrole as spiritual guide. From theCambridge English Corpus This so angered her that she threw aside her comb and immediately abandonedwomanlypursuits. From theCambridge English Corpus To so violate the terms of the nurturing, self-sacrificingwomanlyideal would make her monstrous. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other, a woman's role within marriage was an ideal ofwomanlymodesty, deference and obedience to her husband. From theCambridge English Corpus She represents the embodiment of the ' 'womanlywoman, ' ' the perfect product of the state she is named after. From theCambridge English Corpus What slurs remained sometimes centered upon clothing, with the petticoat making a reappearance as a symbol ofwomanlywomen and cowardly men. From theCambridge English Corpus That they should call on the language of truewomanlyduty is hardly surprising. From theCambridge English Corpus What they lack in physical strength they endeavour to compensate by other equally important, yet softer,womanlyqualities. From theCambridge English Corpus Did a construct of 'womanlywork' help women to 'look away' from the evidence of oppression and persecution? From theCambridge English Corpus The coherence of this grouping tends to rely on an exploration of a sharedwomanlypoetic identity, and much valuable research has restored to us a women's tradition of verse. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only does it function as a sign of her inherent nature, but it also acts as a seal on that nature, arresting her at a moment ofwomanlyperfection. From theCambridge English Corpus Such motifs skirted dangerously towardwomanlyqualities. From theCambridge English Corpus Broderick's story in particular is an interesting case study in how television copes - or, perhaps more accurately, does not cope - with a narrative ofwomanlyrage. From theCambridge English Corpus Corelli was always concerned to police the divide between her private self and her public audience, to strike a balance that satisfied her ideal image ofwomanlycharacter. From theCambridge English Corpus She has explained the position from thewomanlypoint of view and from a worldly point of view. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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