| 单词 | plain jane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPlain Jane Plain Jane n. and adj. (also plain Jane) (a) n. a girl or woman who is unattractive or simple in appearance or dress; (hence) an object, etc., which is basic, not ornamental, unattractive, etc.; (b) adj. unadorned, simple, ordinary, undistinguished. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [adjective] foulOE uglyc1386 malgraciousa1393 unsightlya1400 loathc1400 ouglec1415 shrewdc1430 unsightyc1440 unwholesome?a1500 evil-favoured1530 ill-favoured1530 uglisome1530 huggeda1533 hard-favoureda1535 evil-liking1535 ill-favorited1579 stigmatical1589 stigmatic1597 sightlessa1616 hard-featured1638 grislya1681 bad-looking1757 unmackly1765 unfavourable1776 dissightly1777 eyesore1798 wavelled1886 spiderly1891 Plain Jane1912 hackit1985 the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly person > woman hagc1400 horse-godmother1569 Hecatea1616 urchin1657 Plain Jane1912 scag1938 fuglya1970 mutt1983 minger1992 munter1997 1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival ii. 14 She sha'n't be a Plain Jane and No Nonsense, with her hair screwed back like a broom, but she shall be Jenny, sweet and handsome, with lips made for kissing and eyes that will sparkle and shine. 1936 C. Day Lewis Friendly Tree i. 11 It was the plain-Jane, methodical part of herself. 1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop vii. 117 If ever there was a Plain Jane, she's it, poor kid. 1974 Country Life 2 May 1082/3 Plain-leaved parsley..is..reputedly more flavoursome, though a plain Jane and useless decoratively. 1995 Smash Hits 29 Mar. 51/4 Jo doesn't get to wear anything too lacy. It's plain-Jane stuff throughout. < as lemmas |
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