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:
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homely的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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
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