homely中文什么意思

adj.
1.家庭的，家常的。
2.朴实的，不做作的。
3.像在家一样的，不拘束的。
+更多解释...4.〔美国〕不漂亮的，不好看的。
短语和例子
quite a homely sort of body 极朴实的人。 homely as a mud fence 〔美国〕面孔极丑的。 homeliness n.

• 35) homely:    家常的
• a homely atmosphere:    如家中般的气氛
• a homely woman:    朴素的女子; 素的女子

例句与用法

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1. The schoolmaster sat in his homely dwelling attached to the school .
   学校的教师坐在和校舍相连的朴素住宅里。
2. Anna cowperwood was not pretty, though she could not be said to be homely .
   安娜柯柏乌长得并不美，可也不能说丑。
3. He was a dapper little irishman, very vain, homely as a monkey .
   他是个短小精干的爱尔兰人，非常自负，丑得象只猴子。
4. He passed hours in the open air, sitting with folded hands like a placid, homely household god .
   他每天要在户外待上几个钟头，交叉着双手坐在那里，就象一位安详慈爱的家庭守护神。
5. Lindemann could decipher the signals from the experts on the far horizons and explain to me in lucid, homely terms what the issues were .
   林德曼能够辩认专家们从遥远的地方发来的信号，并用简明的通俗话给我解释是什么问题。

英文释义

形容词

1. lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
   同义词：plain
2. having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; "the homely everyday atmosphere"; "a homey little inn"
   同义词：homelike, homey, homy
3. without artificial refinement or elegance; "plain homely furniture"; "homely manners"
4. plain and unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of homely advice"; "homely fare"