1SUFFIX (加在形容词之后构成形容词)表示“稍带…的”,“有点儿…的”-ish is added to adjectives to form adjectives which indicate that someone or something has a quality to a small extent. For example, something that is largish is fairly large. (加在形容词之后构成形容词)表示“稍带…的”,“有点儿…的”
She is tallish, brown-haired, and clear-skinned.
她身材偏高,棕色头发,皮肤光洁。
With her was a youngish man in a dinner jacket.
和她在一起的是一个略显年轻、身着无尾礼服的男人。
...a tank of greenish water.
一箱有点儿发绿的水
2SUFFIX (用于名词和姓名之后构成形容词)表示“像(某类人或事物)的”,“有…特征的”-ish is added to nouns and names to form adjectives which indicate that someone or something is like a particular kind of person or thing. For example, 'childish' means like a child, or typical of a child. (用于名词和姓名之后构成形容词)表示“像(某类人或事物)的”,“有…特征的”
She had entirely lost her girlish chubbiness.
她完全没有了少女时胖嘟嘟的感觉。
...a man of monkish appearance.
一个修道士模样的男人
...his affecting, Tom Petty-ish voice.
他动听的声音颇似汤姆·佩蒂
3SUFFIX (用于表示时间、日期、年龄的词之后)表示“…前后的”,“…左右的”-ish is added to words referring to times, dates, or ages to form words which indicate that the time or age mentioned is approximate. (用于表示时间、日期、年龄的词之后)表示“…前后的”,“…左右的”