中英互译
homely
英 /ˈhəʊmli/美 /ˈhoʊmli/
基本释义
- adj.普通的,朴实无华的;相貌平平的;像家一样舒适的;(女子)热情亲切的,家庭主妇型的
比较级homelier
最高级homeliest
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词语例句
普通的,朴实无华的adj.
He went to the beautiful old Shaker dresser that graced this homely room.
他走向那个使这间陋室生辉的漂亮的夏克尔式旧橱柜。
相貌平平的adj.
The man was homely, overweight, and probably only two or three years younger than Lou.
该男子相貌平平,身材肥胖,可能只比卢年轻两三岁。
像家一样舒适的adj.
The hotel has a lovely homely feel to it.
那家旅馆给人一种宾至如归的感觉。
(女子)热情亲切的,家庭主妇型的adj.
His landlady was a kind, homely woman.
他的房东太太心地善良,待人亲切。
- His landlady was a kind, homely woman.他的房东太太心地善良,待人亲切。来自《牛津词典》
- The hotel has a lovely homely feel to it.那家旅馆给人一种宾至如归的感觉。来自《牛津词典》
- He went to the beautiful old Shaker dresser that graced this homely room.他走向那个使这间陋室生辉的漂亮的夏克尔式旧橱柜。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络短语
- homely dish家常菜
- Last Homely House最后之家;最后家园
- A homely meal家常便餐
- homely food屡见不鲜;接待客人
- homely y家常的;不漂亮的;朴素的
词语扩展
词义分布
平凡的
31.4%
朴实的
25.7%
家常的
25.7%
家庭的
11.4%
丑陋的
5.7%
英英释义
- adj.lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- adj.having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
- adj.plain and unpretentious
- adj.without artificial refinement or elegance
词源
- homely家常的,舒服的,平凡的,相貌平庸的home,家,-ly,形容词后缀。引申褒义词义家的,舒服的,贬义词义平凡的,相貌平庸的。
- homely家庭的,家常的;朴实的,朴素的词根词缀: home家 + -ly形容词词尾
- homelyFrom Middle English homly, hoomly, hamely (“domestic, familiar, plain”), from Old English *hāmlīc (“of the home, domestic”), from Proto-Germanic *haimalīkaz (“of or characteristic of home”), equivalent to home + -ly. Cognate with Scots hamely (“familiar, personal, private”), West Frisian heimelik, Dutch heimelijk (“secret, secretive, clandestine”), German heimlich (“secret, secretive, clandestine, undercover”), Danish hemmelig (“secret”), Swedish hemlig (“secret, concealed, privy, covert”), Faroese heimligur (“homelike, homey”), Icelandic heimlegur (“homely; worldly”).