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”
I'll call you guys tomorrow. Noon-ish.
我明天给你们打电话,中午前后吧。
The nurse was fiftyish.
那个护士大概50岁上下。
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