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personable

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词源

源自中古英語 personable、personabil，等价于person + -able。对比出现于13世纪末英国文献内的中世紀拉丁語 personabilis (“个人的”)。中古法语personable (“重要的”)在1528年前无记载。

读音

  • /ˈpɜː(ɹ)sənəbəl/

释义

  1. 英俊的，迷人的

    指人

    I admit him a personable man, for I have seen him; and I will suppose him courteous and agreeable.

    1822, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 19, in The Fortunes of Nigel:

    Barefoot, bare-chested, radiant and personable against the shadowy woods, he called: "Hullo, Miss Honeychurch! Hullo!"

    1908, E. M. Forster, chapter 12, in A Room With a View:

  2. 友好的，友善的；优雅的，有风度的

    指人

    Wise, warlike, personable, curteous, and kind.

    1590，埃德蒙·斯宾塞，「Book III, Canto IV」，收錄於仙后（The Faerie Qveene . […]），London： […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie，→OCLC，「stanza 5」：

    I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time.

    1919, Joseph A. Altsheler, chapter 5, in The Sun Of Quebec:

    Aside from being incredibly funny and personable he is generous, kind and is great fun to play catch with.

    2009 October 5, Randy James, “2-Min. Bio: Stephanie Birkitt: Letterman's Lover?”, in Time:

  3. 能在法庭中抗辩的

    obsolete

    The Queen be by that name personable to plead

    15th century, Petitions of the Commonshttps://books.google.com/books?id=RTbnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA683&dq=%22personable+to%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy3cfe44_yAhVFgVwKHSxLC-I4ChDoATAIegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=%22personable%20to%22&f=false

    The demaundant was iudged personable to maintaine this action

    1607, John Cowell), The Interpreter:
词形与写法（4）
词形标注转写
personibleobsolete · alternative
parsonableobsolete · alternative
more personablecomparative
most personablesuperlative
近义词（4）
handsomefriendlyamiableaffable
派生词（2）
personabilitypersonableness

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