| 词汇 | comely |
| 释义 | comely adjective old-fashioned or literaryuk /ˈkʌm.li/ us /ˈkʌm.li/ A comely woman is attractive in appearance.（女子）秀丽的，清秀的，标致的 Compare bonnymainly Scottish English Attractive adorable adorably adorbs aesthetic aesthetically disarming disarmingly distinguished dreamy drop-dead gorgeous lovably loveliness lovely lusciously magnetically stunning stunningly suave suavely suit Alas, my comely child, Why will thou from me go? Both were well formed, and of comely features, but in very ragged and tattered plight. It is not always the tallest nor the most comely men who are selected. It still held its place as a splendid, feather-trimmed, rich article of dress, a hat for dress wear, and it was then comely and becoming. The amazement on her comely face changed to sudden and indignant enlightenment. Examples of comelycomely It is vital to recognize that words which historians happily adopt from contemporary accounts - ' beautification ', ' neglect ', ' comely ', ' unadorned ' - are value-ridden and often polemically constructed. Indeed, the only visual devices that gave the phrases profile are the punctuation and accents that - happily - correspond to the comely lines of the chant. I should have thought that something like that would look more comely in the centre of the building, rather than at the end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not make our cities comely to look at, then much of our lives becomes imperceptibly more ugly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A farm labourer had two daughters, who were comely maids and were educated in the village school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One can only guess, and build up a not very comely or homely figure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we took off the straitjacket of "wholly or partly", we invited them to dress themselves in something more comely and more flexible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet his broadsword could not protect him against his own fiery temper and weakness for comely wenches, both of which often landed him in trouble. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A comely and very full beard covered his cheeks and chin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was a gentleman of a very grave and comely aspect, of an obliging carriage, of a sober life, and a pious conversation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The comely women wear braided hair, which is braided in bands and twisted round the head and bedecked with flowers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These demonstrators, with comely faces and ready smiles, were an important and appropriate way to advertise his product. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was of mean stature, but strong and comely and very valient, about 33 years old or somewhat more. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was of high energy and described as comely to the last. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Barbara was attractive in her youth; her son described her as having been comely and of erect bearing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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