personable
英语[编辑]
其他形式[编辑]
- personible (弃用)
- parsonable (弃用)
词源[编辑]
源自中古英语 personable、personabil，等价于person + -able。对比出现于13世纪末英国文献内的中世纪拉丁语 personabilis (“个人的”)。中古法语personable (“重要的”)在1528年前无记载。
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形容词[编辑]
personable (比较级 more personable，最高级 most personable)
- (指人) 英俊的，迷人的
- 近义词： handsome
- 1822, Sir Walter Scott, 章号 19, 出自 The Fortunes of Nigel:
- I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable.
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- 1908, E. M. Forster, 章号 12, 出自 A Room With a View:
- Barefoot, bare-chested, radiant and personable against the shadowy woods, he called: "Hullo, Miss Honeychurch! Hullo!"
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- (指人) 友好的，友善的；优雅的，有风度的
- 1590, 埃德蒙·斯宾塞, “Book III, Canto IV”, 出自 仙后（The Faerie Qveene . […]）, London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 5:
- Wise, warlike, personable, curteous, and kind.
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- 1919, Joseph A. Altsheler, 章号 5, 出自 The Sun Of Quebec:
- I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time.
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- 2009 10月 5, Randy James, “2-Min. Bio: Stephanie Birkitt: Letterman's Lover?”, 出自 Time:
- Aside from being incredibly funny and personable he is generous, kind and is great fun to play catch with.
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- (法律，弃用) 能在法庭中抗辩的
- 15th century, Petitions of the Commons[1]
- The Queen be by that name personable to plead
- 1607, John Cowell), The Interpreter:
- The demaundant was iudged personable to maintaine this action
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- 15th century, Petitions of the Commons[1]
近义词[编辑]
- (举止优雅)： affable