girly
/ˈɡɜːli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɜːrli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈɡɜː.li/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɝː.li/ (ame, ipa)
girly — 形容詞
- girlypositive
- girliercomparative
- girliestsuperlative
1. relating to females, or describing items and activities that society tends to li
女性化的
與女性或女孩相關的事物
relating to females, or describing items and activities that society tends to link with the female side rather than the male side
Reuben asked his older sister for tips before his first girly sleepover party.
Reuben 在參加第一場女性化的睡衣派對前，先向姊姊請教技巧。
attributive: girly + noun (event, item)
The bookshop has a wide girly fiction section near the front window.
那家書店在靠窗的位置設了一大區女性向小說。
attributive: girly + noun for a category aimed at women
Heloísa bought a stack of girly magazines about beauty and friendship for the long train ride.
Heloísa 買了一疊談美妝和友情的女性化雜誌，準備長途火車上看。
Most of the toys on that shelf are quite girly, with lots of pink and glitter.
那個架上的玩具大多很女性化，充滿粉紅色和亮粉。
用法筆記
Often used attributively before nouns naming things (parties, films, shops, magazines) that are marketed to or associated with women and girls. May sound dismissive depending on tone.
常見錯誤
2. describing a person who enjoys items and activities seen as feminine, such as ma
愛打扮的
喜愛女性風格事物的人
describing a person who enjoys items and activities seen as feminine, such as make-up, the colour pink, or romantic films
Amihan is quite girly and loves spending Saturday mornings trying new lipsticks.
Amihan 蠻愛打扮的，週六早上常花時間試各種口紅。
predicative: subject + be + girly
Eri felt more girly after she dyed her hair pink and bought a frilly skirt.
Eri 把頭髮染成粉紅色又買了一條荷葉邊裙子後，覺得自己更愛打扮了。
feel/become + girly (gradable: more/very/quite)
My niece is the most girly child in the family — she only wears dresses with hearts on them.
我姪女是家裡最愛打扮的小孩，只肯穿有愛心圖案的洋裝。
Ife was never very girly as a teenager, preferring football and skateboards to make-up.
Ife 青少年時期一點都不愛打扮，比起化妝更喜歡足球和滑板。
- feminine
more neutral; can describe a grown woman without sounding childish
- tomboyish
of a girl who prefers things often linked with boys
用法筆記
Describes the person, not the object. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes the object or activity itself. Often gradable with 'very', 'quite', 'more', 'most'.
3. describing clothes, behaviour, or items that suit a young female child more than
孩子氣的
適合小女孩而非成人的風格
describing clothes, behaviour, or items that suit a young female child more than a grown woman
Élise thought the dress with the bow on the back looked a bit too girly for a job interview.
Élise 覺得背後有蝴蝶結的洋裝太孩子氣，不適合面試穿。
too + girly + for + [adult context]
At forty, Asher's mum still wore her hair in girly pigtails to family parties.
都四十歲了，Asher 的媽媽參加家庭聚會時還是綁著孩子氣的雙馬尾。
attributive: girly + noun (child-style item)
The bedroom looked very girly, with fluffy pink rugs and stuffed unicorns on the bed.
那間臥室看起來非常孩子氣，鋪著毛茸茸的粉紅地毯，床上還擺了獨角獸玩偶。
Kian giggled in a girly way whenever his older cousins teased him at dinner.
每次被堂哥們鬧，Kian 就會用孩子氣的方式咯咯笑。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense flags the item or behaviour as suiting a child rather than an adult, often with a mildly critical tone (e.g. 'too girly for an office').
4. describing magazines, posters, or pictures that show women wearing little or no
色情女郎的
刊載裸露女性照片的（雜誌等）
describing magazines, posters, or pictures that show women wearing little or no clothing, usually to attract a male audience
Christopher kept a pile of girly magazines hidden under his mattress as a teenager.
Christopher 青少年時期把一疊色情女郎雜誌藏在床墊底下。
attributive: girly + magazine/poster/picture (adult-image sense)
The old garage was covered in faded girly posters from the 1970s.
那間老車庫的牆上貼滿了 1970 年代褪色的色情女郎海報。
attributive: girly + poster (covered with images of nude women)
Ishaan was shocked to find girly pictures pinned above the workbench at his new job.
Ishaan 在新公司發現工作檯上方釘著色情女郎照片，當場嚇了一跳。
The newsstand owner stopped stocking girly magazines after complaints from local parents.
在當地家長抗議後，那家報攤老闆不再進色情女郎雜誌。
- pin-up
of pictures or posters of attractive women in revealing clothing
用法筆記
Almost always attributive, in fixed strings: 'girly magazine', 'girly poster', 'girly calendar', 'girly picture'. Considered dated and often offensive today.
girly — 名詞
- girlysingular
- girliesplural
1. an informal, sometimes cheeky way to address or refer to any female, used mostly
小妞
對女性的口語稱呼，可能不禮貌
an informal, sometimes cheeky way to address or refer to any female, used mostly in casual British speech
Hari called across the bar, 'What can I get you, girly?' which annoyed Alessia at once.
Hari 在吧檯那頭喊：「小妞，要喝什麼？」Alessia 立刻覺得不舒服。
vocative use: addressing a woman directly
The barman winked and said, 'There you go, girly,' as he passed Eri her change.
酒保眨眨眼，把零錢遞給 Eri，說了句：「拿去吧，小妞。」
vocative use in casual British speech
She told the rude shop owner that she was no girly to be ordered around.
她告訴那個無禮的店主，她可不是任人差遣的小妞。
Reuben's grandma called every young woman in the village 'girly' without ever meaning harm.
Reuben 的奶奶會把村裡每個年輕女子都叫「小妞」，但從來沒有惡意。
用法筆記
Frequently used as a vocative (form of address). Many adult women find it patronising or sexist, especially from strangers; learners should avoid it in formal or workplace settings.