| 单词 | beauties of nature |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeauties of nature a. A beautiful feature or trait; (also) an embellishment or decoration. Usually in plural, and frequently with of or possessive. Also in beauties of nature. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [noun] > qualities constituting beautya1425 beautiful1561 pulchritude1625 fair1633 a1425 (?c1350) Ywain & Gawain (1964) l. 902 (MED) Þare es no man olive Þat kowth hir bewtese wele descrive. 1563 J. Shute First Groundes Archit. sig. Diii The which is a beautie vnto the whole Coronix. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 88v The Peare..chalengeth the next place, and is one of the cheefest beauties of the Orcharde. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cx. 3 In the beauties of holinesse. View more context for this quotation 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie 10 Or the Episodical Ornaments, such as Descriptions, Narrations, and other Beauties, which are not essential to the Play. 1731 J. Wesley Let. 14 Aug. (1931) I. 105 Those beauties of nature that so easily raise our thoughts to the Author of them. 1783 R. Heber Let. 29 Apr. in Heber Lett. (1950) i. 18 I don't think him an ugly boy, yet I cannot as yet descry the number of beauties his Mama sees in him. 1816 G. G. Graham Acct. of First Edinb. Music Festival 110 The profusion of extraordinary beauties to be found in this Symphony Mozart K. 543. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §1. 1 Guided by a friend who knew the country, I became acquainted with its chief beauties. 1963 A. Baraka Blues People ii. 16 The famous wood sculpture of the Yoruba could not possibly have fallen into an area less responsive to its beauties than colonial America. 1997 Independent 9 Apr. Suppl. 23/1 The rugged beauties of nature proved too much for at least three of our land-lubberly sightseers. 2005 Period Living & Trad. Homes Apr. 15/2 Create a peaceful place to relax and enjoy the beauties of the spring garden. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。