handsome

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继承自中古英语 handsumhondsom,等同于hand +‎ -some。对照荷兰语 handzaam德国低地德语 handsaam。原意是指“容易处理和使用”,因此便出现了“合适的”和“灵巧的,聪明的”等含义(16世纪中期),并产生了表示欣赏的现代化含义(16世纪晚期)。

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handsome (比较级 more handsome handsomer, 最高级 most handsome handsomest)

  1. 外表英俊帅气、有吸引力好看
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    • 1916, On H.R. 4683, site for post-office building at Chicago, Ill,页号 117:
      On the opposite side of the street, on the corner, is the city hall, a very handsome building of brick and stone.
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    • 2006, Richard Leviton, The Gods in Their Cities, iUniverse, →ISBN,页号 44:
      Often, human mortals describe their visits to the Tuatha's [places] in similar terms: they were great bright places, occupied by exceedingly handsome men and women, that sported wonderful crystal chairs, inexhaustible supplies of mead or ale ...
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    That is one handsome tree you've got there.
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  1. handsome”, Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present
  2. handsome” in the Collins English Dictionary
  3. handsome” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.