记忆方法
来自hand的引申义,即手边的,方便的,-some,形容词后缀。后来引申灵巧的,体贴的,大方的,慷慨的等多种词义,但主要用于形容男子潇洒的,英俊的,实质上即暖男。该词由hand加形容词后缀-some构成。由于它早巳丧失了原始词义,所阻一般人对其理据就很难埋解。在亨利八世时代(1509-1547)handsome是handy(近便的)或easy to handle(易于操纵)的意思。16世纪20年代有位作家谈到德国人的长剑不如罗马短剑那样灵便,就用了handsome一词来表示“灵便的”。最先将这个词用于今义的当数英国诗人斯宾塞(Edmund Spenser,1552-1599)和英国剧作家、诗人莎士比亚。他们在16世纪90年代用handsome来表示“(男子)漂亮的”。它的另两个词义“精巧的”(如a handsome piece of work)和“可观的”(如a handsome tip)原先仅用于美国英语,但如今可能也已在整个英语世界通用了。=原始意义是“易于处理的”
手(hand)一招就吸引来一些(some)异性,此类人通常是英俊的(handsome)
双解例句
小知识
If your father is described as handsome, it means he is good-looking, attractive in a classically masculine way. If your mother is also called handsome, it means while she's striking, if not exactly pretty.
Handsome is always a compliment, an admiring way of describing someone, although it's sometimes used as a way to describe a woman who's not conventionally attractive but is still interesting-looking. You can use it to describe an object as well as a person, in which case you are most likely talking about something that's really well-made, or of an obviously high quality, like a particularly handsome oak dining-room table. Occasionally, people talk about a handsome amount of money or a handsome number of votes; this is a generally admiring way of describing almost anything.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
beautiful:普通用词,含义广泛,语气最强,指优美和谐,是一种几乎接近完美的美。指人时通常形容女人或小孩,很少用于描写男子。
fair:正式用词,多用于文学中,形容女子和儿童,侧重外表的美。
handsome:多用于描写男性的英俊潇洒。有时也形容女人,指其五官端正,体态秀丽。
lovely:普通用词,描写人时,主要指女人和小孩的相貌,语气不如beautiful强。
pretty:普通用词,语气比beautiful弱,多用于描写妇女、儿童以及小巧玲珑,精美可爱之物。
fine:指在容貌、身材或风度等方面令人感到可爱。用于事物时,强调形式或内容的优美。
handsome salary可观的薪水
词根词缀
词根: hand
表示”手”
adj.
handsome 英俊的,慷慨的, 美观的hand手+some充满……的→adj.英俊的,慷慨的, 美观的
handy 手边的,近便的;方便的hand手+y……的→手可以拿得到的→方便的
n.
hand 手;指针;把手,柄hand手→把手,柄
handbook 手册,便览,指南hand手+book书,本→n.手册,便览,指南
handicap 伤残,缺陷;不利条件hand手+i=in进入+cap帽→指古代彩票赌马将罚金置于帽中→设置不利条件
handle 柄,把手,拉手hand手+le反复动作或物→n.柄,把手,拉手
handout 分发的印刷品, 新闻稿hand手+out出去→用手发出去→分发的印刷品
shorthand 速记short短+hand手→随手拿来→速记
v.
handicap 妨碍,使不利hand手+i=in进入+cap帽→指古代彩票赌马将罚金置于帽中→设置不利条件
handwrite 用手写,亲手写hand手+write写→v.用手写,亲手写
同义词辨析
这些形容词均含”美丽的,漂亮的”之意。
同义词
liberal / considerable / big / generous / large
considerable / large / agreeable / good-looking / generous / amiable / graceful / artistic / attractive / pretty / adorable / big / liberal