sisterly

[US]/'sɪstəlɪ/
[UK]/'sɪstɚli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 像姊妹的;姊妹一般的

Phrases & Collocations

sisterly love

姐妹之爱

sisterly bond

姐妹情谊

sisterly advice

姐妹劝告

sisterly support

姐妹支持

Example Sentences

sisterly kindness; sororal concern.

姐妹般的亲切;姐妹般的关心。

" Bela clapped Jack on the shoulder in comradely fashion and gave him a sisterly hug.She towered over him, a full head taller.

贝拉比杰克高了一个头,她象老大姐一样轻轻拍了拍杰克的肩膀,给了他一个同志式的拥抱。

sisterly bond that cannot be broken

无法割断的姐妹之间的纽带

sisterly advice on relationships

关于恋爱关系的姐妹建议

Real-world Examples

" Oh, Teddy, such doings! " and Jo told Amy's wrongs with sisterly zeal.

“哦,特迪,他们竟这么干!”乔以做姐姐的激动心情告诉他艾米所受到的委屈。

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

And expressing its determination to pool the efforts of member states to assist this sisterly country.

而各成员国也表达了努力协助这个姐妹国家的决心。

Source: VOA Standard January 2013 Collection

" Really, girls, you are both to be blamed, " said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder–sisterly fashion.

“真的,孩子们,你们两人都不好,”梅格以长姐的架势开始训人了。

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

No, Patty, Patty, I-I...I-I don't know what Brad told you, but my feelings for you are sisterly, not sexual.

不,佩蒂,佩蒂,我… … 我不知道布拉德跟你说了什么,但是我对你的感情是姐妹情,不是姬情。

Source: Deadly Women

Oh, so now you wanna get all sisterly?

怎么 你要用姐姐的身份来压我吗?

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

It would hardly encourage sisterly affection.

这很难鼓励姐妹情谊。

Source: Pride and Prejudice

And burning to lay herself upon the shrine of sisterly devotion, she sat down to settle that point.

她热切地想把自己放在姐妹情谊的神殿上,她坐下来解决了这一点。

Source: "Little Women" original version

For all but three of her 27 years she had one or two sisterly colleagues, but her opinions still marked her out.

在她27年的职业生涯中,除了3年之外,她都有一两个姐妹同事,但她的观点仍然让她脱颖而出。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Her sisterly tenderness could not but surmount other feelings at this moment, and her fears were the fears of affection.

姐妹般的柔情, 此时不能不超越其他的感情, 她的恐惧,是亲情的恐惧。

Source: Middlemarch (Part One)

No, Patty, Patty, I I Oh, I I don't know what Brad told you, but my feelings for you are sisterly, not sexual.

不,帕蒂,帕蒂,我我哦,我不知道布拉德跟你说了什么,但我对你的感情是姐妹情,不是性情。

Source: "Deadly Women" classic lines

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