'Summery' describes something that feels like summer or suits summer. It is not a fact about the calendar — it is a feeling.

'Summery''Summery' describes something用來形容...的東西 that feels like summer or suits summer感覺像夏天，或適合夏天。It is not a fact about the calendar —這不是日曆上的事實— it is a feeling這是一種感覺。

A thin yellow dress is summery. A salad with cold noodles and lots of lemon is summery. A bright, light song is summery.

A thin yellow dress一件薄薄的黃色洋裝 is summery是 summery 的。A salad with cold noodles and lots of lemon一份加了冷麵和大量檸檬的沙拉 is summery是 summery 的。A bright, light song一首明亮輕快的歌 is summery是 summery 的。

Crucially, you can have a summery day in March, if the sun comes out and it is unexpectedly warm; a British person will say 'It's quite summery today' with real pleasure, because it is a surprise. So the word carries lightness, brightness, warmth, colour, and often a bit of cheerfulness.

Crucially,關鍵是 you can have a summery day in March,就算在三月你也可以有 summery 的一天 if the sun comes out and it is unexpectedly warm;只要出太陽、意外地暖和; a British person will say 'It's quite summery today' with real pleasure,英國人會很開心地說 'It's quite summery today' because it is a surprise因為這是個驚喜。So the word carries所以這個詞帶有 lightness, brightness, warmth, colour,輕盈、明亮、溫暖、色彩 and often a bit of cheerfulness還常常帶點愉快的感覺。

It is used mostly of weather, clothes, food and drink, colours, and moods or atmospheres.

It is used mostly of這個詞主要用在 weather, clothes, food and drink, colours,天氣、衣服、飲食、顏色 and moods or atmospheres還有情緒或氛圍上。

Compare it with 'summer' used as a describing word before a noun: a 'summer dress' is a dress for the summer season, a plain statement; a 'summery dress' is a dress that looks and feels like summer, which could be worn in any season.

Compare it with 'summer' used as a describing word before a noun:把它拿來跟放在名詞前面當形容詞用的 'summer' 比較看看: a 'summer dress'a 'summer dress'（夏季洋裝） is a dress for the summer season,指的是為夏季這個季節做的洋裝 a plain statement;是很直白的陳述; a 'summery dress'a 'summery dress'（有夏天感的洋裝） is a dress that looks and feels like summer,則是看起來、感覺起來像夏天的洋裝 which could be worn in any season任何季節都可以穿。

The '-y' ending is doing the same job it does in 'cloudy' or 'sleepy' — 'having the quality of'. The opposite pairs are 'wintry' (note: not 'wintery' in careful spelling) and 'springlike'.

The '-y' ending這個 '-y' 字尾 is doing the same job it does in 'cloudy' or 'sleepy' —做的事跟它在 'cloudy'（多雲的）或 'sleepy'（想睡的）裡做的事一樣— 'having the quality of'表示「帶有…的性質」。The opposite pairs are相對的詞是 'wintry' (note: not 'wintery' in careful spelling)'wintry'（注意：講究的拼法不是 'wintery'） and 'springlike'和 'springlike'。