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a homely [noun]
作前置定语，强调简单、不精致但令人舒服。
We enjoyed a homely meal at their cottage.
我们在他们的小屋里享用了家常便饭。
朴实无华的；平凡的；不好看的
homelier — comparative of homely
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朴实无华的；平凡的；不好看的
plain and unpretentious; lacking physical beauty or refinement.
We enjoyed a homely meal at their cottage.
我们在他们的小屋里享用了家常便饭。
属于或适合家庭的；居家的,舒适的。
Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
简单的；朴素的；熟悉的；不加修饰的。
Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned.
The restaurant serves homely dishes that remind me of my grandmother's cooking.
这家餐馆供应的家常菜让我想起祖母做的饭。
She prefers a homely style in her apartment, with simple furniture and warm colors.
她喜欢公寓里朴实无华的风格，只有简单的家具和温暖的色调。
The hotel was homely but clean, and the staff treated us like family.
这家旅馆虽然朴素，但很干净，工作人员待我们像家人一样。
作前置定语，强调简单、不精致但令人舒服。
We enjoyed a homely meal at their cottage.
我们在他们的小屋里享用了家常便饭。
多用于英式英语，指环境令人放松、有家的气息；在美式英语中这个词可能表示“不好看的”。
The small hotel feels homely and welcoming.
这家小旅馆让人感到温馨舒适，宾至如归。
用 be 动词作表语，常与 but 连用，强调“朴素”与“好”的对比。
The design is homely but practical.
这个设计朴实但实用。
Not this
I went homely after school.
Use this
I went home after school.
go home 表示“回家”，home 在此是副词，不需要加 -ly，也不能换成形容词 homely；homely 意为“朴实无华的/不好看的”，放在 went 后语义和语法都不通。
Not this
The cottage was warm and homely.
Use this
The cottage was warm and homey.
homely 在词典中意为“不好看的、朴素无华的”，不是“温馨舒适的”；表示像家一样温馨、舒适，应使用 homey。用 homely 描写住处，会让句子变成“小屋又温暖又难看”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
家常便饭
After a long walk, they enjoyed a homely meal in the village inn.
长途跋涉后，他们在乡村小酒馆里享用了一顿家常便饭。
平凡的面容
Her homely face was lit up by a genuinely kind smile.
她那平凡的面容被一个真诚和善的微笑点亮了。
朴实无华的环境
The writer preferred the homely surroundings of his study to any grand office.
这位作家喜欢书斋里朴实无华的环境，胜过任何豪华的办公室。
朴素的美德
The story celebrates homely virtues such as honesty and perseverance.
这个故事赞美诚实、坚毅等朴素的美德。
像泥巴栅栏一样难看；极丑
My uncle is kind, but he's as homely as a mud fence.
我叔叔人很好，但他难看极了。
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homely 像 home（家）的形容词：家里通常朴素舒适，所以 homely 就是“朴实无华的、家常的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing simple home-cooked food、describing a cozy, unpretentious room or house、describing a person as plain and unassuming 该词义（朴实无华、家常的）多用于英式英语，常用于描述食物、房间或人的气质，语气中性，日常和书面语中均可见。不过注意在美式英语中 homely 常指“不好看的”，使用时需根据语境和地区加以区分。
No common word rhymes exactly with homely (ˈhəumli). Only, lonely, wholly, and holy end in the same /li/ sound and share the -ly spelling, but they lack the /m/ before /li/ and have different stressed vowels, so they are not true rhymes. Comely and timely share the final /mli/ sequence, but their stressed vowels differ, so they too are only partial matches.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.