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2. 某些修饰人的外貌、性格、心理等的形容词。
beastly 残忍的(亦可用作副词)
The film revealed the beastly behavior of the aggressors.
这部电影揭示了侵略者的残暴行为。
comely 清秀的
His wife is a comely young woman.
他的妻子是一个清秀的少妇。
cowardly 怯懦的(亦可用作副词)
He thought it would be cowardly to draw back.
他认为后退就是示弱。
elderly 年长的
The elderly man is quite energetic.
这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
godly 虔诚的
The book tells us how to live the godly life.
这本书告诉我们如何过虔诚的生活。
holy 圣洁的
He is not living a holy life.
他不是过着圣洁的生活。
homely 朴实的
Her mother is a homely woman.
她母亲是个朴实的妇女。
leisurely 从容的(亦可用作副词)
He enjoyed a leisurely bath.
他悠然自得地洗了个澡。
lively 充满活力的
She joined a lively team of reporters.
她加入了一支充满活力的记者队伍。
lonely 孤独的
You told me you don't want me to be lonely.
你说不想要我孤单。
lovely 可爱的
You have lovely eyes.
你有一双可爱的眼睛。
lowly 地位卑下的(亦可用作副词)
She'd been too good for her lowly position.
以她卑下的地位,她的处境已经很好了。
manly 有男子气概的
The boy walked with a confident manly stride.
这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
melancholy 忧郁的
She felt a little melancholy.
她有一点忧愁。
miserly 吝啬的
A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
老子守财奴,儿子败家子。
scholarly 学问精深的
The schoolmaster was a scholarly man.
校长是个很有学问的人。
ungainly 笨拙的
His tall and ungainly figure gradually faded into the morning mists.
他高大笨拙的身影逐渐消失在晨霭中。
unruly 任性的
She was such an unruly child that nobody could get along with her.
她真是一个任性的孩子,没人能和她相处。
unseemly 不得体的
Everyone was shocked by his unseemly conduct.
大家都被他不得体的举动震惊了。
unworldly 不谙世故的
She was so shrewd in some ways, but hopelessly unworldly in others.
某些地方她极为精明,但其他方面却毫不谙世故。
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