"attendant suitor of a lady," 1720, from French beau "the beautiful," noun use of an adjective, from Old French bel "beautiful, handsome, fair, genuine, real" (11c.), from Latin bellus "handsome, fine, pretty, agreeable," diminutive of bonus "good" (see bene-). Meaning "man who attends excessively to dress, etiquette, etc.; a fop; a dandy" is from 1680s, short for French beau gar?on "pretty boy" (1660s).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She appeared with her new beau.
她攜新歡一同現(xiàn)身。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The magnificent beau is dancing to the light of chandeliers.
這個(gè)衣著華麗的花花公子在枝形吊燈燈光下翩翩起舞.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Parsons. The markings , called Beau's Lines sometimes appear when the body is particularly stressed.