音标：['hәumli] ；柯林斯词典等级：1 级；

a. 家常的, 平凡的, 朴实无华的

s. lacking in physical beauty or proportion
s. plain and unpretentious
s. without artificial refinement or elegance

考试类型：[六级/GRE]

词性分布：

形容词100%

homely的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。
That in those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations.那些朴实的话语表达了一代又一代人的集体智慧。
I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.我看到她的妹妹很失望,她是一个相貌平平的女孩。
This hotel is a homely and comfortable establishment.这家旅馆亲切而舒适。

经典引文

The end of friendship is a commerce, the most strict and homely that can be joined.
出自：R. W. Emerson

【近义词】

plain清楚的
simple简单的
comfortable舒适的
unattractive无魅力的
ordinary平凡的
common常见的
homelike在自己家似的...
ugly丑陋的
domestic家庭的
cozy舒适的
unsightly难看的
humble谦逊的
unappealing不能打动人的...
mousy像老鼠的
unlovely不可爱的
cosy舒适温暖的
informal非正式的
unpretentious不炫耀的
homy家庭般的
homey像家一样的

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