a.
- (男子)英俊的;(女子)端庄健美的
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He looked
handsome and healthy.
他看上去英俊而健康。
- 相当大的;可观的
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The waitress received a
handsome tip.
女侍者收到了数量可观的小费。
- 慷慨的;大方的
- 堂皇的;美观的
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What a
handsome room!
多漂亮的房间!
短语
Handsome is as/that handsome does.
- 行为漂亮才是漂亮。
派生
ad.
handsomely
n.
handsomeness
辨析
adj.
(handsomer, handsomest)
- (of a man) good-looking.
▸(of a woman) striking and imposing rather than conventionally pretty.
- (of a thing) well made, imposing, and of obvious quality.
- (of an amount) substantial.
Derivative
- handsomely adv.
- handsomeness n.
Etymology
ME: from hand + -some1; the original sense was ‘easy to handle or use’, hence ‘apt, clever’.