homeliness
英 [ˈhəʊm.li.nəs]
美 [ˈhoʊm.li.nəs]
- n. 朴素；寻常；粗野
英语词源
- 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."
权威例句
- 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.