Girlish describes something that seems like a girl: a girlish laugh, girlish clothes, a girlish figure, girlish handwriting. It can be about looks, behaviour, or what is thought “suitable for a girl.” Sometimes it is fond — bright, light, young.

Girlish describesGirlish形容的是 something that seems like a girl看起來像女孩子的東西: a girlish laugh女孩子氣的笑聲, girlish clothes女孩子氣的衣服, a girlish figure女孩子氣的身材, girlish handwriting女孩子氣的字跡. It can be about它可以是關於 looks, behaviour, or what is thought “suitable for a girl.”外表、行為，或被認為「適合女孩子」的東西. Sometimes it is fond有時候是帶著喜愛的語氣 — bright, light, young開朗、輕盈、年輕。

Sometimes, though actually, it is a quiet put-down, especially about a grown woman (“too girlish”) or about a boy (“girlish” as an insult).

Sometimes有時候, though actually不過其實, it is a quiet put-down它是一種低調的貶低, especially about a grown woman尤其是用在成年女性身上 (“too girlish”)（「太女孩子氣」） or about a boy或是用在男孩身上 (“girlish” as an insult)（把「girlish」當成侮辱）。

What counts as girlish changes with fashion and with who is talking; older and younger people do not always draw the line in the same place. It is ordinary English, a little old-fashioned in some uses, and worth hearing the tone around it.

What counts as girlish算不算girlish這件事 changes with fashion and with who is talking會隨流行和說話的人而改變; older and younger people年紀較大和較小的人 do not always draw the line in the same place不見得會畫在同一個界線上. It is它是 ordinary English普通的英文, a little old-fashioned in some uses在某些用法裡有點過時, and worth hearing the tone around it值得留意周圍的語氣。