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词汇 homespun
释义 homespun
adjective
uk /ˈhəʊm.spʌn/ us /ˈhoʊm.spʌn/
(of beliefs, theories, etc.) simple and ordinary: (信仰、理论等)简单朴实的,普通的
homespun philosophy/wisdom朴素哲学/智慧
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Plain and ordinary
as it comesidiom
austere
austerely
austerity
average Joe
homey
humble
humdrum
middle-of-the-road
mundane
sparely
spartan
stale
starkly
starkness
unostentatious
unostentatiously
unpainted
unremarkable
unremarkably

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homespun | American Dictionary


homespun
adjective
us/ˈhoʊmˌspʌn/
simple and ordinary:
homespun wisdom

Examples of homespun


homespun
But the very shortage can encourage casualisation, homespun work, and by-passing the professionals.
On what sort of mathematical calculus or homespun observation is this conclusion reached?
The music happened in a similar homespun way.
Most of his shows begin with a homespun truth or lifestyle comment, often implying a restrained but selfsufficient outlook.
It attends to the meanings of models and theories and exploits the sciences'own homespun empiricism in the development of interpretations and sociopolitical critiques of particular theories.
There is something distinctive about a piece of homespun which appeals strongly to one's fancy, and invests it with an individuality quite different from machine-made cloth.
It might be a homespun delight, but it can be so easily misunderstood.
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I hope he will forgive me if my remarks lack the combination of high drama and homespun charm that characterised his remarks.
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Their leader needs a few homespun points, not in too much detail.
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People will make up their own homespun psychology in place of what is available in proper academic study in the universities.
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If we carry that policy of going in for mixed farming to its logical conclusion, every farmer will soon be walking around in homespun.
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I appreciate that my amendment is rude and homespun.
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I seek to introduce a note of homespun quality and a new note.
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It reminds me of the homespun wisdom of the wayside pulpit—the people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Francis, adopted a life of poverty and wears as its outward sign the simple homespun dress of the villager.
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