sisterly

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

Translation

adj. 像姊妹的;姊妹一般的

Phrases & Collocations

sisterly love

姐妹之愛

sisterly bond

姐妹情誼

sisterly advice

姐妹勸告

sisterly support

姐妹支持

Example Sentences

sisterly kindness; sororal concern.

姐妹般的親切;姐妹般的關心。

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

貝拉比傑克高了一個頭,她象老大姐一樣輕輕拍了拍傑克的肩膀,給了他一個同志式的擁抱。

sisterly bond that cannot be broken

無法割斷的姐妹之間的紐帶

sisterly advice on relationships

關於戀愛關係的姐妹建議

Real-world Examples

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

“哦,特迪,他們竟這麼幹!”喬以做姐姐的激動心情告訴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.

而各成員國也表達了努力協助這個姐妹國家的決心。

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,孩子們,你們兩人都不好,”梅格以長姐的架勢開始訓人了。

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說了什麼,但是我對你的感情是姐妹情,不是姬情。

Source: Deadly Women

Oh, so now you wanna get all sisterly?

怎麼 你要用姐姐的身份來壓我嗎?

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

It would hardly encourage sisterly affection.

這很難鼓勵姐妹情誼。

Source: Pride and Prejudice

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

她熱切地想把自己放在姐妹情誼的神殿上,她坐下來解決了這一點。

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年的職業生涯中,除了3年之外,她都有一兩個姐妹同事,但她的觀點仍然讓她脫穎而出。

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, 此時不能不超越其他的感情, 她的恐懼,是親情的恐懼。

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說了什麼,但我對你的感情是姐妹情,不是性情。

Source: "Deadly Women" classic lines

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