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    ladylike

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++la·dy·like /ˈleɪdilaɪk/ adjective old-fashioned  POLITEif a woman or girl is ladylike, she behaves in a polite and quiet way that was once believed to be typical of or suitable for women 淑女似的 ladylike behaviour 淑女般的举止
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    ladylike• Jill is a ladylike child who doesn't like to play in the dirt.
    la·dy·like adjectiveChineseSyllable
    a if woman she Corpus girl or is ladylike,


    ladylike
    la‧dy‧like /ˈleɪdilaɪk/ adjective old-fashioned
    if a woman or girl is ladylike, she behaves in a polite and quiet way that was once believed to be typical of or suitable for women:
        ladylike behaviour


    lady·likeBrE /ˈleɪdilaɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪdilaɪk/ 🔊 adjective (old-fashioned) polite and quiet; typical of what is supposed to be socially acceptable for a woman 文静的；温文尔雅的；淑女似的 SYN refined ◆ladylike behaviour文静娴雅的举止◆Her language was not very ladylike. 她的用语不怎么文雅。🔊🔊