解释
- n. 朴素;寻常;粗野
※ 提供单词"homeliness"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。
英文词源
- homeliness (n.)
- mid-14c., from homely + -ness. Originally "meekness, gentleness," also "familiarity, intimacy; friendliness;" sense degenerated by c. 1400 to "want of refinement in manners, coarseness; presumptuousness."
例句和用法
- 1. Fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness.
- 华丽的衣服并不能掩盖这个女孩的寻常容貌.
来自《简明英汉词典》