- 1有淑女風範的、舉止端莊的（偏老派）
If a woman or girl is ladylike, she behaves in a polite, quiet, careful way that people once thought was the “right” way for women: sitting , speaking softly, not being rough or loud. It is about manners more than clothes, though a ladylike dress would be modest and neat. Though actually the word can feel old-fashioned now, and some people dislike it, because it tells women how they “should” be — tidier than how many women actually live. You still hear it from older speakers, in stories set in the past, or when someone is teasing. You would not usually call a man ladylike; if you did, the tone might be a joke, or . It is not a rude word, but it is not always a kind one either, if it is used to correct a girl.
組成lady + -like (“in the manner of”, as in childlike).
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
ladylikeadj/ˈleɪ.di.laɪ̯k/
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Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.
- Coniux imperioſa. Ouidius. A ladylike wife that will be obeyed. […] Dura domina, imperioſa. Cic. A rigorous and ladilike dame that will be obeyed.
- Is it ladylike to giggle? / Is it ladylike to wink? / Is it ladylike to ride a horse astraddle? / Is it ladylike to wiggle? / Is it ladylike to drink? / Is it ladylike upon the beach to paddle? […]
ladylikeadv/ˈleɪ.di.laɪ̯k/
- 1
In the manner of a lady.
- Mirrin had lifted her second cup of tea, holding it, ladylike, with finger and thumb of her right hand while her left palm supported the saucer.
- Men prefer feminine women, and there’s nothing feminine about hippos. They can’t walk ladylike, they can’t sit ladylike, and God forbid they should have to run!
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