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handsome

adjective
🔊/ˈhænsəm/
🔊/ˈhænsəm/
(comparative handsomer, superlative handsomest)
more handsome and most handsome are more common
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  1. (of men男子) attractive英俊的；漂亮的；有魅力的 synonym good-looking
    • He had an interesting and rather handsome face.他的脸很有趣，很帅。
    • He's the most handsome man I've ever met.他是我见过的最俊美的男子。🔊🔊
    • He was aptly described as ‘tall, dark, and handsome’.他被恰如其分地描述为 “高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。🔊🔊
    • his ruggedly handsome features他那粗犷英俊的五官
    Synonyms beautifulbeautiful
    • pretty
    • handsome
    • attractive
    • lovely
    • good-looking
    • gorgeous
    These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
    • beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at:
      • She looked stunningly beautiful that night.她那天晚上美极了。
    • pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at:
      • She’s got a very pretty face.她有一张非常俏丽的脸。
      Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
    • handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones:
      • He was described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’.他被描述为 “高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。
    • attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way:
      • She’s a very attractive woman.她是个非常迷人的女子。
    • lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive:
      • She looked particularly lovely that night.她那天晚上特别妩媚动人。
      When you describe somebody as lovely, you are usually showing that you also like them very much.
    • good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way:
      • She arrived with a very good-looking man.她和一个非常英俊的男人一起到来。
    • gorgeous (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way:指（人）非常漂亮的、美丽动人的、性感的：
      • You look gorgeous!你美极了！
    attractive or good-looking?用 attractive 还是 good-looking？If you describe somebody as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes somebody’s physical appearance.Patterns
    • a(n) beautiful/​pretty/​handsome/​attractive/​lovely/​good-looking/​gorgeous girl/​woman
    • a(n) beautiful/​handsome/​attractive/​good-looking/​gorgeous boy/​man
    • a(n) beautiful/​pretty/​handsome/​attractive/​lovely/​good-looking face
    Topics Appearancea2
  2. (of women女子) attractive, with large strong features rather than small light ones健美的
    • a tall, handsome woman一位高个头的健美女子
    Synonyms beautifulbeautiful
    • pretty
    • handsome
    • attractive
    • lovely
    • good-looking
    • gorgeous
    These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
    • beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at:
      • She looked stunningly beautiful that night.她那天晚上美极了。
    • pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at:
      • She’s got a very pretty face.她有一张非常俏丽的脸。
      Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
    • handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones:
      • He was described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’.他被描述为 “高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。
    • attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way:
      • She’s a very attractive woman.她是个非常迷人的女子。
    • lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive:
      • She looked particularly lovely that night.她那天晚上特别妩媚动人。
      When you describe somebody as lovely, you are usually showing that you also like them very much.
    • good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way:
      • She arrived with a very good-looking man.她和一个非常英俊的男人一起到来。
    • gorgeous (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way:指（人）非常漂亮的、美丽动人的、性感的：
      • You look gorgeous!你美极了！
    attractive or good-looking?用 attractive 还是 good-looking？If you describe somebody as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes somebody’s physical appearance.Patterns
    • a(n) beautiful/​pretty/​handsome/​attractive/​lovely/​good-looking/​gorgeous girl/​woman
    • a(n) beautiful/​handsome/​attractive/​good-looking/​gorgeous boy/​man
    • a(n) beautiful/​pretty/​handsome/​attractive/​lovely/​good-looking face
  3. beautiful to look at美观的；悦目的
    • a handsome horse/house/city漂亮的马／房子／城市
    • The bride and groom made a handsome couple.这对新人男俊女靓。
  4. large in amount or quantity数量大的
    • They sold the house two years later at a handsome profit.两年后他们卖了那所房子，获得一大笔利润。
    • He was elected by a handsome majority (= a lot of people voted for him).他以高票当选。🔊🔊
    • a handsome cheque一张漂亮的支票
    • I enjoyed the job, and was paid a handsome salary too.我喜欢那份工作，而且薪水也很高。
  5. generous大方的；慷慨的；气量大的
    • She paid him a handsome compliment.她大大赞扬了他一番。🔊🔊
    • It was very handsome of him to pay for the meal.他付饭钱很帅。
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from hand + -some. The original sense was ‘easy to handle or use’, hence ‘suitable’ and ‘apt, clever’ (mid 16th cent.), giving rise to the current appreciatory senses (late 16th cent.).