| 单词 | in one's best looks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin one's best (also worst) looks c. in good (also bad) looks: having a favourable or unfavourable appearance; appearing in the specified manner. Also in one's best (also worst) looks. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adverb] > healthily > in good health in good liking1611 in good (also bad) looks1695 (to be) in flesh1707 bloomingly1831 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adverb] fairlyOE comelyOE hendly?c1225 goodlyc1275 seemlya1325 sweet1338 quaintly1340 properlyc1390 well?a1400 comelilyc1400 seemlilyc1400 jollilyc1426 formally1548 handsomely1560 sightly1592 handsome1600 winsomely17.. nicely1714 in one's best (also worst) looks1816 presentably1848 1695 E. Howard Ess. Pastoral sig. E2v Innocence in her best Looks and native Complexion. 1797 Sporting Mag. Jan. 171/2 Y. I am told, thinks he does all, if he keeps the boys in good looks. 1816 J. Austen Emma I. i. 15 Every body in their best looks . View more context for this quotation 1824 Countess Granville Let. June (1894) I. 300 I hear Mme. Falck is in very bad looks. 1851 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 11 Jan. 27/1 I was conscious of being in a most amiable mood, and not in my worst looks. 1901 J. Sturgis Stephen Calinari (U.S. ed.) xxiii. 166 There am I alone, in my best looks, heart-free, waiting. 1951 G. Heyer Quiet Gentleman xix. 290 Marianne is in very good looks. 2006 P. Gregory Boleyn Inheritance (2007) 355 What a curious queen this one from Cleves has turned out to be! She is in good looks. < as lemmas |
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