girlish

[US]/'gɜːlɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈɡə..lɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 适于女子的; 少女的; 少女似的

Phrases & Collocations

girlish charm

少女魅力

girlish giggles

女孩般的咯咯笑声

Example Sentences

She has a girlish giggle.

她娇媚的咯咯笑声。

Her girlish charm captivated everyone.

她娇媚的魅力迷住了每个人。

The dress had a girlish floral pattern.

这件裙子有着娇媚的花卉图案。

She maintained a girlish innocence despite her age.

尽管年纪大了,她仍保持着娇媚的天真。

The room was decorated in a girlish style with pastel colors.

房间装饰成了娇媚风格,用了粉彩色调。

She had a girlish enthusiasm for life.

她对生活充满了娇媚的热情。

Her girlish behavior sometimes belied her intelligence.

她娇媚的行为有时掩盖了她的智慧。

The actress portrayed a girlish innocence in the movie.

这位女演员在电影中展现了娇媚的天真。

The perfume had a girlish floral scent.

这款香水有着娇媚的花香。

She still had a girlish crush on her high school sweetheart.

她对高中时代的恋人仍然怀有娇媚的迷恋。

Real-world Examples

" What is going on here? " said a falsely sweet, girlish voice.

“这儿在干什么?”一个装出来的甜甜的、小姑娘般的声音说。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A vision in white, with a young, girlish figure, was standing beside him.

他身后站着一个身穿白衣、年轻、有着少女般体态的人。

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Even this hideous place can't dim your charming girlish spirit.

即使在这么破烂的地方也不能削减你迷人的魅力。

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

It wasn't a girlish thing for him to do, because he was the High King.

彼得这个举动丝毫没有女孩子的娇柔,因为他是至尊王。

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Then she said, in her softest, most sweetly girlish voice, " Come here, Mr Potter, dear."

接着她用她那最轻柔、最甜的小姑娘一般的声音说道:“过来,波特先生,亲爱的。”

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Her voice was brisk and decisive and she made up her mind instantly and with no girlish shilly-shallying.

她说话的声音尖刻果断,她同事当即立断,没有一丁点儿女孩子犹豫不决的样儿。

Source: Gone with the Wind

" —Brienne, I know. I'll swear an oath not to harm you, if that will ease your girlish fears" .

" ——布蕾妮,我不健忘。好啦,我发誓不伤害你还不行?干吗像个小姑娘家似的战战兢兢呢?"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

So she made her wedding gown herself, sewing into it the tender hopes and innocent romances of a girlish heart.

因此她自己动手做她的结婚礼服,把一个少女心中的温柔期待和天真无邪的浪漫情怀都缝了进去。

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

The bows were a sort of girlish indulgence, I think.

蝴蝶结是一种少女的放纵,我想。

Source: Classic styles of celebrities

So in her girlish way, she felt that that was the best compromise.

所以以她少女的方式,她觉得这是最好的妥协。

Source: Fresh air

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