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If you call a woman kittenish, you mean she is acting playful, cute, and a bit silly — like a little cat — in order to get men’s attention. The word comes from kitten, but it is about a person’s manner, not about animals. It is rather old-fashioned now, and it can sound , as if you are looking down on her; younger people are more likely to say she is being cute, flirty, or playing it up. There is a milder use too: kittenish can just mean playful and light, like a kitten, without the “for men” idea, though books mostly teach the first sense. It is not a compliment everyone would thank you for.
嬌嗲作態的(帶點賣弄風情;口氣偏舊,也偏刺)
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
kittenishadj
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Having the qualities or likeness of a kitten.
- She was kittenish in her manners, wearing generally an air of soft and fluffy innocence.
- Sleeping, Myra appeared cuddly, kittenish. Girls, Gordon thought to himself. Girls can really drive you crazy.
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Playful, sometimes with overtones of female sexuality.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。