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单词 bonny
释义 bon·ny
adjective
also bon·nie \ˈbänē, -ni\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English bonie, from Old French bon good (from Latin bonus) + Middle English -ie -y — more at bounty
1. chiefly Britain : having a pleasing appearance:
 a. of a person : attractive especially as suggesting health, charm, sweetness, and liveliness
  < as fair art thou, my bonny lass, so deep in love am I — Robert Burns >
 b. of a place : pleasant especially through the appeal of the mild, placid, and rural
2.
 a. chiefly Britain : of considerable degree, size, or quantity
  < a bonny fighter, who … never fought better than when he championed a losing side — Thomas Wood †1950 >
 b. Britain
  (1) : in good health
   < at the end of three weeks he was … bonny … and the mother too was … recovering — Ruth Mitchell >
  (2) : plump
3. archaic : happy, gay
4. Britain : very pleasant : fine, excellent — a generalized term of approbation sometimes used ironically
 < well, my bonny lad, they found you out >
Synonyms: see beautiful
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