handsome
英 ['hæns(ə)m]
美['hænsəm]
- adj. （男子）英俊的；可观的；大方的，慷慨的；健美而端庄的
词态变化
比较级: handsomer;最高级: handsomest;副词: handsomely;名词: handsomeness;
中文词源
handsome 灵巧的，英俊的，潇洒的，大方的
来自hand的引申义，即手边的，方便的，-some,形容词后缀。后来引申灵巧的，体贴的，大方的，慷慨的等多种词义，但主要用于形容男子潇洒的，英俊的，实质上即暖男。
英英释意
- 1. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion;
- "a fine-looking woman"
- "a good-looking man"
- "better-looking than her sister"
- "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray
- "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman
- 2. given or giving freely;
- "was a big tipper"
- "the bounteous goodness of God"
- "bountiful compliments"
- "a freehanded host"
- "a handsome allowance"
- "Saturday's child is loving and giving"
- "a liberal backer of the arts"
- "a munificent gift"
- "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
英文词源
- handsome
- handsome: see hand
- handsome (adj.)
- c. 1400, handsom "easy to handle, ready at hand," from hand (n.) + -some (1). Sense extended to "fit, appropriate" (1550s, implied in handsomely), then "having fine form, good-looking, agreeable to the eye" (1580s). Meaning "generous, on a liberal scale" (of rewards, etc.) first recorded 1680s.
[Americans] use the word "handsome" much more extensively than we do: saying that Webster made a handsome speech in the Senate: that a lady talks handsomely, (eloquently:) that a book sells handsomely. A gentleman asked me on the Catskill Mountain, whether I thought the sun handsomer there than at New York. [Harriet Martineau, "Society in America," 1837]
Related: Handsomeness. For sense development, compare pretty (adj.). Similar formation in Dutch handzaam "tractable, serviceable."
同义词辨析
beautiful, fair, handsome, lovely, pretty, fine
这些形容词均含"美丽的，漂亮的"之意。
beautiful： 普通用词，含义广泛，语气最强，指优美和谐，是一种几乎接近完美的美。指人时通常形容女人或小孩，很少用于描写男子。
fair： 正式用词，多用于文学中，形容女子和儿童，侧重外表的美。
handsome： 多用于描写男性的英俊潇洒。有时也形容女人，指其五官端正，体态秀丽。
lovely： 普通用词，描写人时，主要指女人和小孩的相貌，语气不如beautiful强。
pretty： 普通用词，语气比beautiful弱，多用于描写妇女、儿童以及小巧玲珑，精美可爱之物。
fine： 指在容貌、身材或风度等方面令人感到可爱。用于事物时，强调形式或内容的优美。
词组搭配
handsome is as handsome does
(proverb)character and behaviour are more important than appearance
(谚)行为漂亮才是漂亮
实用场景例句
- to be paid/rewarded handsomely
- 得到可观的工资 / 报酬
牛津词典
- a handsomely produced book
- 印刷精美的书
牛津词典
- a handsomely dressed man
- 穿着潇洒的男子
牛津词典
- She paid him a handsome compliment.
- 她大大赞扬了他一番。
牛津词典
- He was elected by a handsome majority (= a lot of people voted for him) .
- 他以高票当选。
牛津词典
- a handsome profit
- 一大笔利润
牛津词典
- The two of them made a handsome couple .
- 这对夫妻男俊女靓。
牛津词典
- a handsome horse/house/city
- 漂亮的马 / 房子 / 城市
牛津词典
- a tall, handsome woman
- 一位高个头的健美女子
牛津词典
- He was aptly described as ‘tall, dark, and handsome ’.
- 他被恰如其分地描述为“高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。
牛津词典
- He's the most handsome man I've ever met.
- 他是我见过的最俊美的男子。
牛津词典
- a handsome face
- 英俊的相貌
牛津词典
- The opposition won a handsome victory in the election.
- 反对党在竞选中以高票获胜。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the ports of Dubrovnik and Zadar, with their handsome Renaissance buildings.
- 拥有雄伟的文艺复兴时期建筑的杜布罗夫尼克港和扎达尔港
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They will make a handsome profit on the property.
- 他们会从这片地产中赚取丰厚的利润。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an extremely handsome woman with a beautiful voice.
- 有着甜美嗓音的非常健美的女子
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a tall, dark, handsome sheep farmer.
- 高个子、黑皮肤的英俊养羊人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- And our human potential, according to research there are still many have not been developed.
- 而我们人的潜能, 据研究还有许多都没有得到开发.
期刊摘选
- He was voted in by a handsome majority.
- 他以多数票当选.
《简明英汉词典》
- He gave me a handsome present.
- 他给我一份很好的礼物.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is a handsome lad.
- 他是个漂亮的小伙子.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The handsome young man excited affection in a girl.
- 那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's a handsome gift.
- 这是一份厚礼.
《用法词典》
- She desired the love of the handsome youth.
- 她渴望得到那个美貌青年的爱情.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She made eyes at the handsome actor.
- 她向那位漂亮的男演员暗送秋波.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He is a handsome man.
- 他是一位美男子.
《用法词典》