| 单词 | homely |
| 释义 | homely —homeliness, n. /hohm"lee/, adj., homelier, homeliest. 1. lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child. 2. not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation. 3. proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious: homely food. 4. commonly seen or known. [1300-50; ME homly. See HOME, -LY] Syn. 1, 2, 3. SIMPLE, HOMELY (HOMEY), HOMELIKE, PLAIN imply absence of adornment or embellishment. Something that is SIMPLE is not elaborate or complex: a simple kind of dress. In the United States, HOMELY usually suggests absence of natural beauty: an unattractive person almost homely enough to be called ugly. In England, the word suggests a wholesome simplicity without artificial refinement or elegance; since it characterizes that which is comfortable and attractive, it is equivalent to HOMEY: a homely cottage. HOMELIKE also emphasizes comfort and attractiveness, but it conveys less strongly than does HOMEY a sense of intimate security: a homelike interior, arrangement, atmosphere. Something that is PLAIN has little or no adornment: expensive but plain clothing. |
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