sheepy

sheepy — adjective

  • sheepypositive
  • sheepiercomparative
  • sheepiestsuperlative

1. looking like or relating to a sheep, or having the quiet, gentle, easily-led qua

1.形容詞C2
釋義

looking like or relating to a sheep, or having the quiet, gentle, easily-led qualities people associate with sheep.

例句

Three-year-old Mei wore a sheepy wool hat with floppy ears at the farm visit.

adjective before noun: sheepy wool hat

Niran's sheepy nature meant he always agreed with whatever the group decided.

collocation: sheepy nature — describes a meek, unassertive personality

同義詞
  • sheep-like

    the more common, everyday way to express the same meaning, especially for appearance

  • ovine

    the technical or scientific adjective for sheep; very formal

  • docile

    focuses on the personality aspect of being quiet and easy to control, without the sheep visual image

  • meek

    emphasises gentle submission; closer to the personality connotation of 'sheepy'

反義詞
  • wolfish

    direct opposite in the animal-metaphor sense: aggressive and predatory rather than gentle and defenceless

  • assertive

    opposite of the meek, easily-led personality trait

文法句型

be + sheepy

sheepy + noun

用法筆記

This word is uncommon in everyday speech and is mostly used in descriptive or slightly literary writing. For the personality meaning (quiet, easily led), the more common word is 'sheepish'.

常見錯誤

❌He gave a sheepy smile after being caught.
✅He gave a sheepish smile after being caught.
💡'sheepish' (embarrassed) is the standard word for describing someone's awkward, embarrassed expression; 'sheepy' is not used this way.