adj.像处女的;谨慎的;稳静的
The new dancer smiled with a charming air of maidenly timidity and artlessness.新舞蹈演员带著少女般的羞怯和单纯迷人地微笑了。
What good would demure and maidenly Members of Parliament be, inevitably responding: Oh, yes, if you please, kind sir!如果议会的议员是个温驯淑女,并总是回答:“噢,是的,亲爱的先生,如果你愿意!”
Generally, for women beginners, Zhao Jinyu starts his course from “Dan or female role of the maidenly type”.对初学昆曲的女会员,赵津羽一般都从“闺门旦”教起。
Yep, I'm fine! See, I can't use my maidenly powers unless Maribo is with me. I'll bet that's why that machine didn't work!啊,我没事!如你所见,Maribo不在我完全不能使用巫女的力量。我想这就是那台机器不能运作的原因。
Marguerite still had something of a proud spirit and an urge to imdependence ?two sentiments which,when violated,are quite capable of achieving the same results as maidenly modesty.在玛格丽特身上还存在着一些傲气和独立性: 这两种感情在受了挫伤以后,可能起着与廉耻心同样的作用。
Her maidenly reserve,and a certain sense of what was conventional under the circumstances,called her to forestall and deny this familiarity,but the daring and magnetism of the individual,born of past experiences and triumphs,prevailed. She answered.少女的矜持和在此种情况下传统的礼仪都告诉她不能答腔,不能允许男人这样随便接近她。不过那个男人是个情场老手,他的大胆和磁性般的魅力占了上风,所以她竟然答了腔。