Womanly describes a woman who behaves, dresses, or looks in the way people traditionally expect of a grown woman — soft, graceful, warm, motherly, dignified. "A womanly figure", "a womanly voice", "womanly patience". It is intended as a compliment.

WomanlyWomanly describes a woman who behaves, dresses, or looks in the way people traditionally expect of a grown woman形容一個女人的舉止、穿著或外表符合傳統上人們對成年女性的期待 — soft, graceful, warm, motherly, dignified溫柔、優雅、溫暖、有母性、端莊"A womanly figure""A womanly figure"（有女人味的身材）, "a womanly voice""a womanly voice"（有女人味的聲音）, "womanly patience""womanly patience"（女性特有的耐心）It is intended as a compliment這是用來稱讚人的

Compare it with two neighbours. Female is a plain biological fact, no feeling attached. Feminine is close to womanly but leans towards style and appearance — pink, lace, delicate things — and can be used about clothes, colours, and even men. Womanly leans more towards character and maturity: it says grown woman, not girl. That is a key point.

Compare it拿它比較一下 with two neighbours跟兩個相近的字FemaleFemale is a plain biological fact純粹是生物學上的事實, no feeling attached不帶任何感情色彩FeminineFeminine is close to womanly跟womanly很接近, but leans towards style and appearance但比較偏向風格和外表 — pink, lace, delicate things粉紅色、蕾絲、精緻的東西 — and can be used about clothes, colours, and even men而且可以用來形容衣服、顏色，甚至男生WomanlyWomanly leans more towards character and maturity比較偏向性格和成熟度: it says grown woman, not girl它說的是成年女人，不是小女孩That is a key point這是一個重點

Calling a teenage girl womanly usually means she now looks or acts like an adult woman.

Calling a teenage girl womanly說一個十幾歲的女生womanly, usually means she now looks or acts like an adult woman通常是說她現在看起來或表現得像個成年女人了

There is also a rarer adverb, womanly, meaning "in the manner of a woman", but you can safely leave that one alone; it is very old.

There is also a rarer adverb, womanly還有一個比較少見的副詞womanly, meaning "in the manner of a woman"意思是「以女性的方式」, but you can safely leave that one alone但這個你可以放著不用管; it is very old它很古老了

Like womanliness, the word rests on an old picture of how a woman ought to be, so some readers today hear it as a bit dated or even limiting, even though the speaker means it warmly.

Like womanliness跟womanliness一樣, the word rests on an old picture of how a woman ought to be這個字建立在一種對女人「應該是什麼樣子」的舊觀念上, so some readers today hear it as a bit dated or even limiting所以現在有些讀者會覺得它有點過時，甚至帶有限制性, even though the speaker means it warmly即使說話的人其實是出於善意