| 单词 | homely |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['həumli] |
| 解释 | adj. 朴素的；不漂亮的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 朴素的(simple and unpretentious)；不漂亮的(plain or unattractive) 【记】 home(家)+ly→家庭用 的→朴素的 |
| 字源 | homely (adj.) late 14c., "of or belonging to home or household, domestic," from Middle English hom "home" (see home (n.)) + -ly (2). Sense of "plain, unadorned, simple" is late 14c., and extension to "having a plain appearance, ugly, crude" took place c.1400, but now survives chiefly in U.S., especially in New England, where it was the usual term for "physically unattractive;" ugly being typically "ill-tempered." |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 家常的; 朴素简单的 = simple = unpretentious = plain; 不漂亮的, 缺乏吸引力的 = unattractive 【记】home(n 家), ly－(形容词)家常的; 朴素的家花不如野花香－不漂亮的 【反】pulchritude(n 美丽; 标致)－homeliness |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】home 家；家常的，比如家常便饭，简单的朴素的，还有说自己家里的妻子为拙荆 |
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