| 釋義 |
homelya. 1.simple,inelegant單純的,質(zhì)樸無(wú)華的。 △Gent.1.1.2:“Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.”株守家園的年輕人,頭腦總不免簡(jiǎn)單。 △3H.VI.2.5.21:“O God.methinks it were a happy life / To be no better than ahomely swain.”啊,上帝,以我看來(lái),要能做一個(gè)純樸的牧羊人(又譯:農(nóng)夫),那才是幸福的生活。 2. humble,ordinary,plain地位低下的,普通的,平凡的。 △Mac.4.2.66 (68): “If you will take a homelyman's advice,/ Be not found here.”如果你肯接受一個(gè)卑微的人的勸告,請(qǐng)別待在這個(gè)地方。 3. modest樸素的。 △2H.VI.5.3.12: “And,like richhangings in a homely house,/ So was his will in hisold feeble body.”他那老邁衰弱的身軀中有一股剛強(qiáng)的意志,正像一間簡(jiǎn)陋的房子有華貴的掛毯。 4. unsophisticated,plain,straightforward,simple不復(fù)雜的,明白的,直截了當(dāng)?shù)?,率直的?br/>△Rom.2.3.55: “Beplain,good son,and homely in thy drift,” i.e.Beclear and simple in your meaning. 說(shuō)明白一點(diǎn),好孩子,把你的意思老老實(shí)實(shí)告訴我。 5. uncomely,ugly不好看的,丑陋的。 △Gent.2.4.99(98):“Upon a homely object Love can wink.”面臨一個(gè)其貌不揚(yáng)的對(duì)象,愛(ài)情是會(huì)閉上眼睛的。 △Com.2.1.89:“homely age”.i.e.ugly old age.丑陋的老年。 |