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comely + noun
comely 常修饰外表清秀的人，尤指女性。
She has a comely face.
她有一张清秀的脸。
秀丽的；标致的；好看的
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秀丽的；标致的；好看的
pleasant to look at; attractive
She has a comely face.
她有一张清秀的脸。
符合习俗或礼仪
according with custom or propriety
非常赏心悦目
very pleasing to the eye
She was a comely maiden with rosy cheeks.
她是一位面颊红润的清秀少女。
Among the sisters, the youngest was the comeliest.
在姐妹中，最年轻的那位最为标致。
He found her comely and charming.
他觉得她美丽又迷人。
comely 常修饰外表清秀的人，尤指女性。
She has a comely face.
她有一张清秀的脸。
作表语时强调主语的外貌特征。
The young woman is very comely.
这位年轻女子非常标致。
比较级形式为 comelier，用于二者比较。
She is comelier than her sister.
她比她妹妹更标致。
最高级形式为 comeliest，常与定冠词连用。
She was the comeliest girl in the village.
她是村里最美丽的姑娘。
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秀丽的少女
The ballad tells of a comely maiden who charmed every traveler.
这首民谣讲述了一位迷倒所有旅人的秀丽少女。
秀美的女子
He described her as a comely woman of about thirty.
他把她描述为一个三十岁上下、秀美的女子。
标致的面容
She had a comely face framed by dark curls.
她有一张标致的面容，周围是深色卷发。
俊俏的外表
The prince praised the comely appearance of the merchant's daughter.
王子称赞商人女儿俊俏的外表。
我虽然黑，却是秀美，耶路撒冷的众女子啊。（雅歌1:5，英王钦定版）
From the Bible's Song of Solomon in the King James Version. The speaker affirms her own beauty, comparing herself to the tents of Kedar and the curtains of Solomon; the phrase has become a famous expression of self-worth.
出自英王钦定版《圣经·雅歌》1:5。说话者肯定自己的美丽，将自己比作基达的帐棚和所罗门的幔子；这句话后来成为表达自我价值的著名名言。
你们要赞美耶和华！因歌颂我们的神为善为美；赞美的话是合宜的。（诗篇147:1，英王钦定版）
From Psalm 147 in the King James Version. This verse, quoted in religious music and liturgy, emphasizes that praise is fitting and proper; it is well known through Handel's Messiah and other sacred works.
出自英王钦定版《圣经·诗篇》147:1。这节经文常在宗教音乐和礼拜仪式中被引用，强调赞美的合宜与恰当；它也因亨德尔的《弥赛亚》等圣乐而广为人知。
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记忆：comely 以 come 开头——美好的人向你走来，赏心悦目（秀丽）且举止得体（合礼）。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式书面语、旧式文本 comely 是比较正式的书面或文学用语，多用于形容人或事物外表悦目，也可表示举止合宜；日常口语中较少见，比较常见于文学作品或较正式的描写中。
No common word rhymes exactly with comely (/ˈkʌmli/). 'come' (/kʌm/) matches the stressed first syllable; 'lovely' (/ˈlʌvli/) and 'ugly' (/ˈʌɡli/) share the /ʌ/ + /li/ pattern but not the medial consonant. 'homely' (/ˈhoʊmli/) and 'comedy' (/ˈkɑːmədi/) look similar in spelling but sound different.
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