英语词汇“handsome”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	handsome
释义	hand·some I. \ˈhan(t)səm, ˈhaan-, ˈhain-\ adjective (usually -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English handsom, handsum easy to manipulate, perhaps from (assumed) Middle Dutch handsaem (whence Dutch handzaam), from hand + -saem -some (akin to Old High German -sam) 1. now dialect a. : handy b. : easy to handle or maneuver : suitable for handling c. : conveniently near : ready and at hand 2. chiefly dialect a. : appropriate, suitable b. : of good quality < handsome vegetables > 3. a. : of considerable value or of scope large enough to gratify highly : sizable, ample < a very considerable, I may say a very handsome, inheritance — Ngaio Marsh > < the soil, everywhere of handsome depth and finest quality — Thomas Carlyle > < winning the election by a handsome margin > b. : marked by or calling for skillful execution : adroit, accomplished, apt < combining scholarship, imagination, literary flair, practical aptitude and personal gusto in the handsomest proportions — Richard Watts > 4. a. : marked by or given with becoming graciousness, generosity, largess, magnanimity : not sparing : not merely equable or proper < handsome contributions to charities > < assuredly, the archbishop … leaves something handsome for the servants — George Borrow > b. : given to graceful commendation or laudation < passed a handsome resolution in my favor — R.M.Lovett > 5. : having an impressive and pleasing appearance: a. : attractive, well-proportioned, and good-looking usually in a way suggesting poise, dignity, and strength < with reddish brown hair, bright brown eyes, fine forehead, and firm mouth and chin, he was exceptionally handsome — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager > < though she had lost long ago her virginal loveliness, she had ripened … into a handsome and fruitful-looking woman — Ellen Glasgow > b. : imposing or noticeable through some combination of symmetry, proportion, size, or color < a very handsome house with white marble steps … and a delicate silver knocker — Frances Trollope > < a very handsome … saddle, quilted on the seat with green plush, garnished with a double row of silver-headed studs — Laurence Sterne > < the red lizard, a handsome … form of the common olive-brown newt — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > Synonyms: see beautiful, liberal II. adverb (-er/-est) Etymology: Middle English handsom, from handsom, handsum, adjective now dialect : handsomely < handsome is as handsome does >
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