| 释义 |
beau
I. \ˈbō\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French
: fair, good, gallant
II. noun
(plural beaux \ˌbōz, ˌbō\ ; or beaus \ˈbōz\)
Etymology: French, from beau fine, beautiful, from Old French biau, bel, from Latin bellus pretty — more at beauty
1. : a man who shows careful, meticulous, or vain addiction to the latest fashions in dress, bearing, and etiquette : dandy — formerly used as an epithet or sobriquet
< the magnificient beau, dancing to the light of chandeliers — T.L.Peacock >
2.
a. : a man or boy who goes frequently or steadily with a woman or girl : escort, steady
b. : a man or boy in an intimate relationship with a woman or girl : lover, sweetheart
< her beau's gone and left her — William Faulkner >
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: go with : act as beau to : escort
< all of us beaued the girls to the little dances — W.A.White > |