单词 | romantic-seeming |
释义 | > as lemmasromantic-seeming a. Complementary, as romantic-looking, romantic-seeming, etc., adjs. ΚΠ 1789 E. Rigby Let. 2 July in Dr. Rigby's Lett. (1880) 4 I don't think they [sc. the cliffs] are higher or more romantic looking than those at Mundsley. 1829 Foreign Q. Rev. Aug. 399 Having reviewed this extraordinary and romantic-seeming army, the Duke of Guise never questioned but that he would be next day complete master of Naples. 1847 H. Melville Omoo lxxviii. 301 He was a sun-burnt, romantic-looking European. 1931 E. O'Neill Mourning becomes Electra i. i. 29 He's such a darned romantic-looking cuss. Looks more like a gambler or a poet than a ship captain. 1974 Backpacker Spring 333 Those romantic-sounding small backpacking specialty manufacturers such as Sierra Designs, Kelty, Gerry, Jan Sport, [etc.]. 1995 Newsday (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Nassau & Suffolk ed.) a103 Pewter stands, decorated with French-braided ribbons for romantic-looking table centerpieces. < as lemmas |
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