| 单词 | comely |
| 释义 | comely adjective old-fashionedorliteraryuk/ˈkʌm.li/us/ˈkʌm.li/A comely woman isattractiveinappearance. （女子）秀丽的，清秀的，标致的Compare bonnymainlyScottish English Attractive
Examplesofcomelycomely It is vital to recognize that words which historians happily adopt from contemporary accounts - ' beautification ', ' neglect ', 'comely', ' unadorned ' - are value-ridden and often polemically constructed. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the only visual devices that gave the phrases profile are the punctuation and accents that - happily - correspond to thecomelylines of the chant. From theCambridge English Corpus I should have thought that something like that would look morecomelyin the centre of the building, rather than at the end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not make our citiescomelyto look at, then much of our lives becomes imperceptibly more ugly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A farm labourer had two daughters, who werecomelymaids and were educated in the village school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One can only guess, and build up a not verycomelyor homely figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When we took off the straitjacket of "wholly or partly", we invited them to dress themselves in something morecomelyand more flexible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet his broadsword could not protect him against his own fiery temper and weakness forcomelywenches, both of which often landed him in trouble. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Acomelyand very full beard covered his cheeks and chin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was a gentleman of a very grave andcomelyaspect, of an obliging carriage, of a sober life, and a pious conversation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecomelywomen wear braided hair, which is braided in bands and twisted round the head and bedecked with flowers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These demonstrators, withcomelyfaces and ready smiles, were an important and appropriate way to advertise his product. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was of mean stature, but strong andcomelyand very valient, about 33 years old or somewhat more. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was of high energy and described ascomelyto the last. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Barbara was attractive in her youth; her son described her as having beencomelyand of erect bearing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。