Word · Frequency #25290
comely
秀丽的；标致的；好看的
pleasant to look at; attractive
- 1.
according with custom or propriety
符合习俗或礼仪
- 2.
very pleasing to the eye
非常赏心悦目
得体的；合适的；合乎礼仪的；符合习俗或礼仪；非常赏心悦目；清秀的；标致的
In use
She was a comely maiden with rosy cheeks.
Among the sisters, the youngest was the comeliest.
He found her comely and charming.
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。
be comely
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。
comelier + than
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。
the comeliest + noun
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。
Connections
Collocations
- comely maiden
- 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。
- comely woman
- 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。
- comely face
- 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。
- comely appearance
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem. (Song of Solomon 1:5, KJV)
- 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）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.