late 14c., "of or belonging to home or household, domestic," from Middle English hom "home" (see home (n.)) + -ly (2). Sense of "plain, unadorned, simple" is late 14c., and extension to "having a plain appearance, ugly, crude" took place c. 1400, but now survives chiefly in U.S., especially in New England, where it was the usual term for "physically unattractive;" ugly being typically "ill-tempered."
雙語例句
1. Mrs Jones was a pleasant, homely person with a ready smile.
瓊斯夫人和藹親切，總是面帶微笑。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The terracotta tiled floor gives the place a wonderfully homely character.
陶瓦地板使這個地方給人一種非常舒適溫馨的感覺。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Scottish baking is homely, comforting and truly good.