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单词 beau
释义

beau

/bəʊ /
noun (plural beaux or beaus /bəʊz/ /bəʊ/) dated
1A boyfriend or male admirer.Should a girl wish to elicit gasps of admiration from her friends and family when introducing her latest beau, a Blues rower is an ideal date....
  • Like all fictional gay men Carrie can rely on him to escort her to parties when she doesn't have a beau.
  • Since your date is busy with my date, how about dancing with your old beau?

Synonyms

boyfriend, sweetheart, lover, fiancé, darling, partner, significant other, escort, young man, admirer, suitor, follower
informal steady, date, toy boy, fancy man, fella
literary swain
2A rich, fashionable young man; a dandy.When my mom was young and impressionable, she went on a date with a beau who was wearing a velvet suit.

Synonyms

dandy, fop, gallant, cavalier, man about town
informal swell, toff
British informal boyf
archaic dude, blade, blood, coxcomb, popinjay

Origin

Late 17th century (in sense 2): from French, literally 'handsome', from Latin bellus.

Rhymes

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