Homely
['həʊmlɪ] or ['homli]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) lacking in physical beauty or proportion; 'a homely child'; 'several of the buildings were downright homely'; 'a plain girl with a freckled face' .
(adj.) without artificial refinement or elegance; 'plain homely furniture'; 'homely manners' .
(adj.) plain and unpretentious; 'homely truths'; 'letters to his son full of homely advice'; 'homely fare' .
編輯:西娅--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home; domestic; familiar; intimate.
(n.) Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners.
(n.) Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome.
(adv.) Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed.
手打:曼弗雷德
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Domestic, homelike.[2]. Plain, coarse, uncomely, homespun, inelegant.[3]. Ugly, ill-looking, of plain features, not handsome.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Plain, course, uncomely
ANT:Handsome, beautiful, refined, courtly
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例句/造句/用法:
- But enter this my homely roof, and see Our woods not void of hospitality. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Something more solid and homely she would have considered beaucoup plus convenable. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Nowhere was there evidence of a man tilling the fields or performing any of the homely duties of the village. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- It might be myself, or it might be my homely mourning habit, that elicited this mark of contempt; more likely, both. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- This was my homely thought, as I contemplated the box-tree. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The homely little house stood there, its panels and brasses shining in the firelight, as if magically created to receive them. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- With this homely weapon, if any one man tried to stop me I was a match for him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Enjoyment plays the cook to their homely fare, and mingles intoxication with their simple drink. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- She placed her hand to her forehead and breathed heavily; and then her rich, romantic lips parted under that homely impulse--a yawn. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- And if the people were homely, the government was intelligent and alert. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- In our homely English phrase, Count Fosco, won't they keep? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- They were like nearly all the Frenchwomen I ever saw --homely. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Its splendour was in such contrast to his homely ways and simple life that I could not help commenting upon it. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Let us be honest, and cut, as heretofore, from the homely web of truth. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
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