beauadj.n.

Brit.

/bəʊ/, U.S.

/boʊ/

Forms: Middle English– beauMiddle English bieu, Middle English beu, 1500s beaw; also in combination Middle English baw-, be-, bew-; see beausire n.

Etymology: < late Old French beau, biau, earlier bel, beal, bial < Latin bellus fine, pretty. The adjective, in Middle English quite naturalized and pronounced as in beauty, Beaulieu/bjuːlɪ/, has been long obsolete: the noun has been reintroduced from modern French, whence its pronunciation.

†A. adj.

1. Fair, beautiful. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

sheenOE

brightOE

(the) sheenc1275

belc1314

pertc1330

quaintc1330

gaya1350

beau1399

formose14..

clearc1420

beautiful1509

venust1513

venereal1598

rare-beautied?1614

venerial1661

seraphic1765

nymphish1789

hyacinthine1847

bloomful1890

1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 1 Now leue we þis beu brid.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 197 Al blysnande whyt watz hir beau uiys.

2. Used in affection, friendship, or politeness, in addressing relations, friends, etc. (usually with their French titles): equal to the English ‘fair’ (fair sir), ‘good’ (good people), ‘dear’ (dear sir). With some words it entered into more or less permanent combination: see beaupere n., beausire n., and bel.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [adjective]

goodeOE

liefc897

sweeta1225

beauc1300

gentlec1330

comelya1375

faira1375

reverentc1410

reverend1422

virtuous?1473

singular1485

lucky1568

respectable1749

c1300 Beket 1903 Beau frere, quath Seint Thomas, that ne mai ich do noȝt.

c1314 Guy Warw. 4 Bieus amis, molt gramerci!

a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. Epil. 26 Lo, this is all..bew schirris, haue gud day.

B. n. Plural beaux, beaus

/bəʊz/.

1. A man who gives particular, or excessive, attention to dress, mien, and social etiquette; an exquisite, a fop, a dandy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy

popa1500

miniona1513

prick-me-daintya1529

puppy?1544

velvet-coat1549

skipjack1554

coxcomb1567

musk cat?1567

physbuttocke1570

Adonis?1571

Adon1590

foretop1597

musk-cod1600

pretty fellow1600

sparkc1600

spangle-baby1602

flash1605

barber-monger1608

cocoloch1610

dapperling1611

fantastica1613

feather-cock1612

trig1612

jack-a-dandy?1617

gimcrack1623

satinist1639

powder puffa1653

fop1676

prig1676

foplinga1681

cockcomb1684

beau garçona1687

shape1688

duke1699

nab1699

smirk1699

beau1700

petty master1706

moppet1707

Tom Astoner1707

dapper1709

petit maître1711

buck1725

toupee1727

toupet1728

toupet-man1748

jemmy1753

jessamy1753

macaroni1764

majoc1770

monkeyrony1773

dandyc1780

elegant1780

muscadin1794

incroyable1797

beauty man1800

bang-up1811

natty1818

ruffian1818

exquisite1819

heavy swell1819

marvellous1819

bit of stuff1828

merveilleux1830

fat1832

squirt1844

dandyling1846

ineffable1859

guinea pig1860

Dundreary swell1862

masher1872

dude1877

mash1879

dudette1883

dand1886

heavy gunner1890

posh1890

nut1904

smoothie1929

fancy-pants1930

saga boy1941

fancy Dan1943

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Cock & Fox in Fables 246 What will not Beaux attempt to please the Fair?

a1704 T. Brown Acct. Conversat. Liberty of Conscience in Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. i. 128 You're a perfect Woman, nothing but a Beau will please you!

1738 T. Birch Life Milton in J. Milton Wks. I. 20 Young Sparks of his Acquaintance..the Beaus of those Days.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 341 The painted beau with..long, flimsy, sky-blue coat.

2. The attendant or suitor of a lady; a lover, sweetheart.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > male lover

servantc1405

specialc1425

servitorc1450

love-lad1586

young man1589

inamorato1592

swainc1592

gentleman friend1667

enamorado1677

spark1707

beau?1720

Johnny1726

man friend1736

feller1842

novio1843

soupirant1849

fella1874

man1874

fellow1878

square-pusher1890

stud1895

papa1896

lover mana1905

boyfriend1906

daddy1912

lover-boy1925

sheikh1925

sweetback1929

sweet man1942

older man1951

boyf1990

?1720 Mountford's Elegy in Collect. Poems 43 No Lady henceforth can be safe with her Beau.

1765 O. Goldsmith Ess. xxvi. 233 Her country beaux and city cousins, Lovers no more; flew off by dozens.

a1845 T. Hood Number One 1 It's very hard..that every Miss But me has got a Beau.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. x. 159 If not a husband, then a beau for you!

Compounds

† beau-catcher n. Obsolete a kiss-curl.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > curled or frizzed style > a curl

crocket1303

crookc1308

crotchet1589

lock1601

bergera1685

beau-catcher1818

sausage curl1828

spit-curl1831

crimp1855

kiss-curl1856

follow-me-lads1862

Alexandra curl1863

bob-curl1867

pin-curl1873

Montague1881

quiff1890

kiss-me-quick1893

1818 Publ. Ledger 18 Apr. 3/2 A girl..twisting her hair into rings, which they term ‘beau-catchers’.

1857 M. J. Holmes Meadow-Brook ii Arranging just in front of her ears two spit curls, sometimes called ‘beau catchers’.

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 23/1 Beau-catcher, a flat hook-shaped curl, after the Spanish manner, gummed on each temple, and made of the short temple hair, spelt sometimes bow-catcher... Now obsolete on this side of the Pyrenees.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	beau
释义	beauadj.n. Brit. /bəʊ/, U.S. /boʊ/ Forms: Middle English– beauMiddle English bieu, Middle English beu, 1500s beaw; also in combination Middle English baw-, be-, bew-; see beausire n. Etymology: < late Old French beau, biau, earlier bel, beal, bial < Latin bellus fine, pretty. The adjective, in Middle English quite naturalized and pronounced as in beauty, Beaulieu/bjuːlɪ/, has been long obsolete: the noun has been reintroduced from modern French, whence its pronunciation. †A. adj. 1. Fair, beautiful. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE sheenOE brightOE (the) sheenc1275 belc1314 pertc1330 quaintc1330 gaya1350 beau1399 formose14.. clearc1420 beautiful1509 venust1513 venereal1598 rare-beautied?1614 venerial1661 seraphic1765 nymphish1789 hyacinthine1847 bloomful1890 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 1 Now leue we þis beu brid. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 197 Al blysnande whyt watz hir beau uiys. 2. Used in affection, friendship, or politeness, in addressing relations, friends, etc. (usually with their French titles): equal to the English ‘fair’ (fair sir), ‘good’ (good people), ‘dear’ (dear sir). With some words it entered into more or less permanent combination: see beaupere n., beausire n., and bel. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [adjective] goodeOE liefc897 sweeta1225 beauc1300 gentlec1330 comelya1375 faira1375 reverentc1410 reverend1422 virtuous?1473 singular1485 lucky1568 respectable1749 c1300 Beket 1903 Beau frere, quath Seint Thomas, that ne mai ich do noȝt. c1314 Guy Warw. 4 Bieus amis, molt gramerci! a1522 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. Epil. 26 Lo, this is all..bew schirris, haue gud day. B. n. Plural beaux, beaus /bəʊz/. 1. A man who gives particular, or excessive, attention to dress, mien, and social etiquette; an exquisite, a fop, a dandy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [noun] > dandy popa1500 miniona1513 prick-me-daintya1529 puppy?1544 velvet-coat1549 skipjack1554 coxcomb1567 musk cat?1567 physbuttocke1570 Adonis?1571 Adon1590 foretop1597 musk-cod1600 pretty fellow1600 sparkc1600 spangle-baby1602 flash1605 barber-monger1608 cocoloch1610 dapperling1611 fantastica1613 feather-cock1612 trig1612 jack-a-dandy?1617 gimcrack1623 satinist1639 powder puffa1653 fop1676 prig1676 foplinga1681 cockcomb1684 beau garçona1687 shape1688 duke1699 nab1699 smirk1699 beau1700 petty master1706 moppet1707 Tom Astoner1707 dapper1709 petit maître1711 buck1725 toupee1727 toupet1728 toupet-man1748 jemmy1753 jessamy1753 macaroni1764 majoc1770 monkeyrony1773 dandyc1780 elegant1780 muscadin1794 incroyable1797 beauty man1800 bang-up1811 natty1818 ruffian1818 exquisite1819 heavy swell1819 marvellous1819 bit of stuff1828 merveilleux1830 fat1832 squirt1844 dandyling1846 ineffable1859 guinea pig1860 Dundreary swell1862 masher1872 dude1877 mash1879 dudette1883 dand1886 heavy gunner1890 posh1890 nut1904 smoothie1929 fancy-pants1930 saga boy1941 fancy Dan1943 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Cock & Fox in Fables 246 What will not Beaux attempt to please the Fair? a1704 T. Brown Acct. Conversat. Liberty of Conscience in Duke of Buckingham Misc. Wks. (1705) II. i. 128 You're a perfect Woman, nothing but a Beau will please you! 1738 T. Birch Life Milton in J. Milton Wks. I. 20 Young Sparks of his Acquaintance..the Beaus of those Days. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 341 The painted beau with..long, flimsy, sky-blue coat. 2. The attendant or suitor of a lady; a lover, sweetheart. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > male lover servantc1405 specialc1425 servitorc1450 love-lad1586 young man1589 inamorato1592 swainc1592 gentleman friend1667 enamorado1677 spark1707 beau?1720 Johnny1726 man friend1736 feller1842 novio1843 soupirant1849 fella1874 man1874 fellow1878 square-pusher1890 stud1895 papa1896 lover mana1905 boyfriend1906 daddy1912 lover-boy1925 sheikh1925 sweetback1929 sweet man1942 older man1951 boyf1990 ?1720 Mountford's Elegy in Collect. Poems 43 No Lady henceforth can be safe with her Beau. 1765 O. Goldsmith Ess. xxvi. 233 Her country beaux and city cousins, Lovers no more; flew off by dozens. a1845 T. Hood Number One 1 It's very hard..that every Miss But me has got a Beau. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. x. 159 If not a husband, then a beau for you! Compounds † beau-catcher n. Obsolete a kiss-curl. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > curled or frizzed style > a curl crocket1303 crookc1308 crotchet1589 lock1601 bergera1685 beau-catcher1818 sausage curl1828 spit-curl1831 crimp1855 kiss-curl1856 follow-me-lads1862 Alexandra curl1863 bob-curl1867 pin-curl1873 Montague1881 quiff1890 kiss-me-quick1893 1818 Publ. Ledger 18 Apr. 3/2 A girl..twisting her hair into rings, which they term ‘beau-catchers’. 1857 M. J. Holmes Meadow-Brook ii Arranging just in front of her ears two spit curls, sometimes called ‘beau catchers’. 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 23/1 Beau-catcher, a flat hook-shaped curl, after the Spanish manner, gummed on each temple, and made of the short temple hair, spelt sometimes bow-catcher... Now obsolete on this side of the Pyrenees. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022). beauv. Etymology: < beau n. transitive. To act the beau to, to attend or escort (a lady). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > be lover of [verb (transitive)] > act the beau to beau1843 society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > escort a lady squirec1386 man1567 convoy1578 esquire1786 beau1843 cavalier1863 1843 Commissioner 411 Chevalier, you shall beau the young lady. 1878 L. Wingfield Lady Grizel I. viii. 151 His Grace..is to beau your ladyship to Ranelagh. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.n.c1300v.1843
随便看	a soft pace a sometime thing a son's a son until he takes a wife, but a daughter's a daughter all her life a song in one's heart a song of robin hood a soon start a soon start in the morning a sore head a sore sc sair head a sort a sort of a sort of a… a sort of, o', a, sorter a soum of sheep a space a spare prick a spark in one's throat a species of a specified age going on a specified age going on another age a specified male in petticoats a spell ago a spice of a spit and a stride a sport of terms

beauadj.n.

Compounds

beauv.