Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11672
homely
朴实无华的；平凡的；不好看的
plain and unpretentious; lacking physical beauty or refinement.
- 1.
Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cosy.
属于或适合家庭的；居家的,舒适的。
- 2.
Simple; plain; familiar; unelaborate; unadorned.
简单的；朴素的；熟悉的；不加修饰的。
属于或适合家庭的；居家的,舒适的。；简单的；朴素的；熟悉的；不加修饰的。；家常的；平凡的；朴实无华的
In use
The restaurant serves homely dishes that remind me of my grandmother's cooking.
She prefers a homely style in her apartment, with simple furniture and warm colors.
The hotel was homely but clean, and the staff treated us like family.
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。
feel homely
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。
be homely but [adjective]
用 be 动词作表语，常与 but 连用，强调“朴素”与“好”的对比。
Connections
Collocations
- homely meal
- 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。
- homely face
- 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。
- homely surroundings
- 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。
- homely virtues
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- as homely as a mud fence
- 像泥巴栅栏一样难看；极丑My uncle is kind, but he's as homely as a mud fence.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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