beau

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbəʊ̯/|[ˈbəʊ̯]|/ˈbɵʊ̯/|[ˈbɵ̞ʊ̯]    美 /ˈboʊ̯/|[ˈboʊ̯]|/ˈbɔʊ̯/|[ˈbɔʊ̯]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. dated
    — “[…]—I suppose your brother was quite a beau, Miss Dashwood, before he married, as he was so rich?” “Upon my word,” replied Elinor, “I cannot tell you, for I do not perfectly comprehend the meaning of the word. But this I can say, that if he ever was a beau before he married, he is one still, for there is not the smallest alteration in him.” “Oh! dear! one never thinks of married men’s being beaux—they have something else to do.”
  2. A male lover; a boyfriend. Canada,US,dated
    — Hannah's beau takes all her time 'n' thought, and when she gits a husband her mother'll be out o' sight and out o' mind.
  3. A male escort.
  4. A suitor of a lady.
动词 v.
  1. To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo. ambitransitive
    — “[…] And now to think that Laura’s teaching school, and Almanzo Wilder’s beauing her home.” ”Oh, no! He isn’t!” Laura cried out. “It isn’t like that at all. He came for me as a favor to Pa.”

词形变化

beaux plural beaus plural beaus present,singular,third-person beauing participle,present beaued participle,past beaued past

词汇关系

衍生词
beau-catcher beauish beauism beauless beauship beautillion unbeaued
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词源

词源 1
From Middle English beau, beu, bew, bewe, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus (“beautiful”). Doublet of bello and boo.
词源 2
From Middle English beau, beu, bew, bewe, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus (“beautiful”). Doublet of bello and boo.
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