单词 | gentlewomanlike |
释义 | gentlewomanlikeadv.adj. A. adv. In the manner of a gentlewoman. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adverb] > in a well-mannered way > in well-bred manner gentlyc1230 gentlemanlyc1425 gentlewomanlikea1528 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adverb] squirelyc1400 gentlemanlyc1425 gentlewomanlikea1528 gentlemanlike1542 genteelly1601 liberally1624 tweedily1964 a1528 F. Poyntz tr. Table of Cebes (?1531) f. 9 A woman of a good grace & fauour..sytteth in an high throne, dressed gentylwomanlyke. 1607 T. Heywood Woman Kilde with Kindnesse sig. Gv (stage direction) Enter Sir Charles gentlemanlike, and his Sister gentlewomanlike. 2012 @Phase2Official 25 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 13 Jan. 2020) Ooh, just cuz you're speaking all proper and gentlewoman-like doesn't make you any less evil. B. adj. 1. Of a behaviour, characteristic, or thing: that is characteristic of or befits a gentlewoman; having features associated with the status, character, or behaviour of a gentlewoman; = gentlewomanly adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective] > appropriate to a gentlewoman gentlewomanlike1581 gentlewomanly1581 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession Ep. Ded. sig. B.iiv Now if it were to defende the winde, or the coldnesse of the aire, my thinke a Frenche hoode had been a great deale better, for that had been..gentlewoman like. 1663 C. Hoole tr. Terence Andria i. i, in Six Comedies 12 She was of a more honest and Gentlewoman-like face then the rest. 1798 J. Baillie Tryal iii. i. in Series Plays Stronger Passions I. 240 Well, it may be pleasant enough, girls, but allow me to say all this playing, and laughing, and hoidening about is not gentlewomanlike. 1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate xi. 196 You will write a proper and gentlewomanlike note. 2014 Jerusalem Post 6 Jan. 3 Herzog praised his predecessor..for the ‘gentlewomanlike spirit in which she passed on the leadership of the party’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > well-bred > specific gentlemanlya1450 gentlemanlike1565 ladylike1566 gentlewomanly1581 gentlewomanlikea1626 gentlemany1660 gentlemany1728 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] > gentlemanly or gentlewomanly gentlemanlya1450 gentlemanlike1581 gentlewomanly1581 gentlewomanlikea1626 gentlemany1728 a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 213 A gentilweomanlike maiden..delivered me a curious white wraught handkercher. 1776 Morning Chron. 4 Nov. Mrs. Pitt is always loud and vulgar; Mrs. Whitefield generally soft, gracefull, and gentlewomanlike. 1832 C. C. F. Greville Mem. (1874) II. 335 He afterwards married the daughter of an innkeeper, who proved as gentlewomanlike as the other had been the reverse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.a1528 |
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