(1) 1)(指男子)漂亮(英俊)的((of men) good-looking)：be wonderfully/look terribly～十分/看上去很英俊;a～fellow/man/prince一個(gè)十分漂亮的小伙子/人/王子;〖反〗ugly; 2)(指女子)健美端莊的((of women) strong-looking;attractive，with a firm，large appearance rather than a delicate one)：The woman looks very～.那女人看上去十分健美。a strikingly～young woman一位引人注目的端莊少婦; 3)堂皇(美觀)的(of fine appearance)：a～room/old building/car/horse/dress漂亮的房間/老式建筑/汽車(chē)/馬/衣服;the～st flavour/book最好的風(fēng)味/最美觀的書(shū);
(2)慷慨(大方)的((of sth done，given)generous)：a～tip/birthday present/gesture/compliment/contribution 慷慨大方的小費(fèi)/生日禮物/姿態(tài)/贊美/捐款;sb's～deeds某人慷慨的舉動(dòng);It was～of you to forgive him.你能原諒他真是太大度了。
(3)相當(dāng)大(可觀)的(considerable，or liberal in amount)：a～profit/price/fortune/reward/allowance可觀的利潤(rùn)/價(jià)格/財(cái)產(chǎn)/獎(jiǎng)金/津貼; give a～sum of money to charity 向慈善事業(yè)捐贈(zèng)一大筆錢(qián);
handsome is as handsome does (prov)行為善才是真善：Everyone thinks that Bob is a very～boy，but he is very mean too. H～is as～does.每個(gè)人都認(rèn)為鮑勃是個(gè)十分英俊的小伙子，但是他也很吝嗇。只有行為美才是真美。
→′handsomely adv 可觀(慷慨)地;′handsomeness n 英俊，慷慨，大方;
【辨異】handsome與beautiful、pretty和 good-looking的區(qū)別見(jiàn)BEAUTIFUL