homely

• adj. 家庭的；平凡的；不好看的

home,家，-ly,形容詞後綴。引申褒義詞義家的，舒服的，貶義詞義平凡的，相貌平庸的。

homely (adj.)

late 14c., "of or belonging to home or household, domestic," from Middle English hom "home" (see home (n.)) + -ly (2). Sense of "plain, unadorned, simple" is late 14c., and extension to "having a plain appearance, ugly, crude" took place c. 1400, but now survives chiefly in U.S., especially in New England, where it was the usual term for "physically unattractive;" ugly being typically "ill-tempered."

1. Mrs Jones was a pleasant, homely person with a ready smile.

瓊斯夫人和藹親切，總是麵帶微笑。

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2. The terracotta tiled floor gives the place a wonderfully homely character.

陶瓦地板使這個地方給人一種非常舒適溫馨的感覺。

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3. Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.

蘇格蘭烘烤食品簡單、溫馨，吃起來十分美味可口。

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4. The man was homely and overweight.

該男子其貌不揚，身材肥胖。

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5. We try and provide a very homely atmos-phere.

我們試圖營造一種非常舒適放鬆的氣氛。

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